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2019: Fifty Years of the Fifty Pence - British Military Set; 2019: 20th anniversary of The Gruffalo (2 coins) - The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo & Mouse; 2019: Innovation in Science set (1st coin) - Stephen Hawking; 2019: Beatrix Potter (4th series) - Peter Rabbit; 2019: 30th anniversary of A Grand Day Out (Wallace and Gromit) 2019: The Snowman ...
2019 50 years of the 50 pence coin – British Culture Set A re-issue of five of the most iconic designs— the original Britannia (1969) with NEW PENCE text and micro-engraved mint marks, [2] first sub-four-minute mile (2004), Scouting (2007), Kew Gardens (2009), Girl Guides (2010). All have the new obverse with the year 2019. Various Unknown 2019
The 1951 issue was for the Festival of Britain, and was only struck in proof condition. The 1953 crown was issued to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II , while the 1960 issue (which carried the same reverse design as the previous crown in 1953) commemorated the British Exhibition in New York.
The anniversary themes are continued until at least 2009, with two designs announced. For a complete list, see Two pounds (British decimal coin). From 2018 to 2019 a series of 10p coins with 26 different designs was put in circulation "celebrating Great Britain with The Royal Mint's Quintessentially British A to Z series of coins". [35]
Post-decimalisation British coins. Name Value Notes Half penny 1 / 2 p Sometimes written "ha'penny" (pronounced / ˈ h eɪ p n i / HAYP-nee), but normally called a "half-pee"; demonetised and withdrawn from circulation in December 1984. One penny: 1p Two pence: 2p Five pence: 5p A direct replacement for the shilling.
The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 240 of one pound or 1 ⁄ 12 of one shilling. Its symbol was d, from the Roman denarius. It was a continuation of the earlier English penny, and in Scotland it had the same monetary value as one pre-1707 Scottish shilling. The penny was originally minted in silver ...
The British decimal five pence coin (often shortened to 5p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 5 ⁄ 100 of a pound.Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction on 23 April 1968, replacing the shilling in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. [1]
The British five pound (£5) coin is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage. As of October 2022, the obverse of new coins feature the profile of King Charles III . The obverse previously depicted Queen Elizabeth II between the coin's introduction in 1990 and the Queen's death in 2022.