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The new coin was introduced on 1 September 1997. The old larger coin was demonetised on 28 February 1998. The face designs remained unchanged. [9] The shape of the original 50p coin was also used for the 20p coin, introduced in 1982, but in a smaller size.
In October 1969, the 50p coin was introduced, with the 10s. note withdrawn on 20 November 1970. This reduced the number of new coins required to be introduced on Decimal Day, meaning that the British public would already be familiar with three of the six new coins. Small booklets were made available, containing some or all of the new denominations.
Introduced in 1982. Twenty-five pence: 25p A commemorative coin issued between 1972 and 1981 as a post-decimal continuation of the old crown. From 1990 it was replaced in the commemorative role by the £5 coin. Fifty pence: 50p Introduced in 1969, just prior to decimalisation, to replace the ten shilling note ("ten bob note").
The coins were produced before the Queen’s death in September and will not be re-struck to ‘minimise waste or unnecessary environmental impact’. 50p coin commemorating BBC’s centenary unveiled
A Red Arrows 50p coin has been launched by The Royal Mint to mark 60 years since the team's first air display. The design by Nigel Tudman features three of the Hawk T1 aircraft in flight with ...
The 50p coin marking the 200th anniversary of the RNLI was first unveiled by the Royal Mint at the end of 2023, when a set of new commemorative coin designs marking 2024’s most significant ...
The twenty pence (20p) coin was introduced in 1982 to fill the gap between the 10p and 50p coins. The pound coin (£1) was introduced in 1983 to replace the Bank of England £1 banknote which was discontinued in 1984 (although the Scottish banks continued producing them for some time afterwards; the last of them, the Royal Bank of Scotland £1 ...
The fifty pence (50p) (Irish: caoga pingin) coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound.It was introduced in Ireland on 17 February 1970. It replaced the ten-shilling coin and ten-shilling note when decimalised, and due to this conversion was introduced a year before Decimal Day in 1971.