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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 British 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]
1/-£0.05: 1502–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1990 with a value of five decimal pence. Also called a "bob", in singular or plural. Quarter florin or helm: 1/6: £0.075: 1344 Gold coin demonetized within one year. [coins 2] Gold penny: 1/8 to 2/-£0.0833 to £0.1: 1257–1265. Gold. Undervalued for its metal content and extremely rare. Quarter ...
Someone just paid a pretty penny for two rare 1-cent coins. And by a pretty penny, we mean a grand total of nearly $870,000. A 1792 silver center cent sold for $352,500 at a Heritage auction in ...
Coins worth 1/2 of a decimalised base currency. ... (7 P) Pages in category "Fifty-cent coins" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total ...
The English penny (plural "pence"), originally a coin of 1.3 to 1.5 grams (0.042 to 0.048 troy ounces; 0.046 to 0.053 ounces) pure silver, was introduced c. 785 by King Offa of Mercia. These coins were similar in size and weight to the continental deniers of the period and to the Anglo-Saxon sceats which had preceded it.
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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 .