50 Pence - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait, small type

€20,700.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1997
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value50 Pence
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight8 g
Dimensions27.3 mm
Thickness1.78 mm
Shape and TechniqueEquilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Raphael David Maklouf
Reverse: Christopher Ironside
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#940.2, Sp#H7
Obverse descriptionThird crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·1997 RDM
(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
Mintage1997  - - 456 364 100
1997  - BU - 109 550
1997  - Proof - 80 748
Catalog ID6714612420
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