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===Memorabilia=== The 50th anniversary of Bannister's achievement was marked by a commemorative British [[Fifty pence (British coin)|50-pence coin]]. The reverse of the coin shows the legs of a runner and a stopwatch (stopped at 3:59.4).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/coin-design-and-specifications/fifty-pence-coin|title=Fifty Pence Coin|work=The Royal Mint|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> There were 9,032,500 minted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Roger Bannister 50p Coin - Mintage: 9,032,500 - Scarcity Index: 3 |url=https://www.changechecker.org/coin/8/50p-Roger-Bannister.aspx |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.changechecker.org}}</ref> The coin was re-struck for collector sets in 2019 as part of the [[Royal Mint|Royal Mint's]] '50 Years of the 50p coin', along with other designs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Years of the 50p coin {{!}} The Royal Mint |url=https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/50-years-of-the-50p/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.royalmint.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> In the gallery of Pembroke College dining hall, there is a cabinet containing over 80 exhibits covering Bannister's athletic career and including some academic highlights.<ref>{{Cite web | title= Pembroke College " The Gallery | url= https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/conferences/dining-rooms/gallery | archive-date= 18 October 2013 | publisher= [[Pembroke College, Oxford|Pembroke College]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018120819/https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/conferences/dining-rooms/gallery |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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