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The British decimal fifty pence coin (often shortened to 50p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 2 of one pound. Its obverse has featured the profile of the current Monarch since the coin's introduction in 1969. As of November 2024, six different royal portraits have been used.
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.
Coins are sometimes issued as special collectible commemorative versions, sold at a value higher than their face value. They are usually legal tender, but worth only their face value to pay debts. For example, in 2023 a 50 pence piece was announced, the first coin depicting King Charles III, and celebrating the fictional wizard Harry Potter ...
Ten pence: 10p A replacement for the florin (two shillings). The coin was reduced in size in 1992. Twenty pence: 20p 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
If you noticed that King Charles III is facing to the left—not the right—on the new royal currency, you should know there’s a valid explanation behind the position change. This week, the ...
1 ⁄ 50: Five pence: Cúig phingin €0.0635 5p 18.5 mm (23.59mm before 1993) Bull: 8 September 1969 10 February 2002 1 ⁄ 20: Ten pence: Deich bpingin €0.127 10p 22.0 mm (28.5mm before 1993) Salmon: 8 September 1969 10 February 2002 1 ⁄ 10: Twenty pence: Fiche pingin €0.2539 20p 27.1 mm Irish Hunter: 30 October 1986 10 February 2002 1 ...
In 2017, Pence’s sole source of income was his approximately $174,000 salary as governor of Indiana. Mike Pence entered the realm of politics in 2000, becoming a state representative for Indiana ...
The Brexit 50p coin is a commemorative fifty-pence British coin that was originally struck to mark the planned withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 31 October 2019. The minting of the Brexit coin was ordered by Sajid Javid. [1]