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The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together. The shield in its entirety was featured on the now-obsolete round £1 coin. The 50p coin depicts the lowest point of the Shield, with the words FIFTY PENCE below the point of the shield. The coin's obverse ...
2022: 2022 Commonwealth Games (5 coins - 4 colourised, one each for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) 2022: 50th anniversary of Pride UK (colourised reverse) 2022: Innovation in Science set (6th coin) - Alan Turing; 2022: Winnie The Pooh & Friends (3rd series) - Eeyore, Kanga & Roo; 2022: 100th anniversary of the BBC
In the 1990s, the Royal Mint reduced the sizes of the 5p, 10p, and 50p coins. As a consequence, the oldest 5p coins in circulation date from 1990, the oldest 10p coins from 1992 and the oldest 50p coins come from 1997. Since 1997, many special commemorative designs of 50p have been issued. Some of these are found fairly frequently in ...
In December 2019 a new Brexit 50p coin was announced after the Conservative Party victory in the general election. [7] Gold and silver versions of the coins were announced for collectors. [ 7 ] In January 2020 Downing Street announced that the coins would start entering circulation on 31 January 2020.
Is it correct to say that the 50p has "more design variations than any other British coin"? What about the £1 coin? By the time you take into account the different reverse/obverse combinations due to the changing portrait, I think there are 18 distinct types of £1 coin (not including the 2005 coin which is not yet in circulation), of which 17 are in circulation (the 1999 coin is the only ...
Fifty pence, 50p or 50P may refer to: Fifty pence (British coin), one half pound sterling; Fifty pence (Irish coin), one half of the now withdrawn Irish pound; Fifty Pence, nickname of a fictional character from M.I.High; Fifty Pence (or 50 Pence), pseudonym of Liam Don, a musician from Hemel Hempstead who has written parodies of 50 Cent songs
Under United States law, coins that do not meet the legal tender requirement cannot be marketed as "coins". Instead, they must be advertised as rounds. [3] Bullion coins are typically available in various weights, usually multiples or fractions of 1 troy ounce, but some bullion coins are produced in very limited quantities in kilograms or heavier.
The Britannia is a bullion coin issued by the Royal Mint.It has been minted in gold since 1987, in silver since 1997, and in platinum since 2018. The reverse of the coin patterns feature various depictions of Britannia, a feminine personification of the United Kingdom, while the obverse features the effigy of the monarch of the United Kingdom with the legend around it.