50 Pence - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait

€4,226.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1982-1984
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Pence (0.50 GBP)
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight13.5 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueEquilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Arnold Machin
Reverse: Christopher Ironside
In circulation to28 February 1998
Reference(s) KM#932, Sp#H3
Obverse descriptionSecond crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D·1983
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionA figure of Britannia seated beside a lion, with a shield resting against her right side, holding a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left, denomination below and legend above.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFIFTY PENCE 50
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1982  - - 51 312 000
1982  - BU - 205 000
1982  - Proof - 106 800
1983  - - 62 824 904
1983  - BU - 637 100
1983  - Proof - 107 800
1984  - BU - 158 820
1984  - Proof - 106 520
Catalog ID8760253270
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