Saiman Miah, an architectural student from Birmingham, poses in front of the Olympic park in east London with his winning design for the official London 2012 Olympics £5 coin.
The Royal Mint held a competition for art and design students across the UK. A previous contest yielded the designs for 50p coins featuring 29 Olympic sports.
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