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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.
2009: Three years until the 2012 London Olympics, swimming [1] 2010: 350th anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II; 2010: Two years until the 2012 London Olympic Games, athletics [2] 2011: The 90th birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh [3] 2011: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton [4]
[47] [62] Instead, the £20 note was the first Series D note to enter circulation in 1970, with William Shakespeare on the reverse. [ 63 ] Runaway inflation through the 1970s also considerably eroded the lifespan of the £1 note, and the Series D £1 note, featuring Sir Isaac Newton , was discontinued in 1984, having been replaced by a coin the ...
The reverse design incorporated the logo of the Bank of England. [1] In the late 1960s it was decided that future banknotes should feature a British historical figure on the reverse. The first such note was the series D £20 note, first issued in 1970, featuring William Shakespeare.
The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 the Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act 1844, when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.
The coin was released on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. [1] The new bi-metallic coin design replaced a series of commemorative, uni-metallic coins which were issued between 1986 and 1996 to celebrate special occasions.
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William Shakespeare (c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [3] [4] [5] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").