50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait, Suffragette Movement

€19,435.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year2003-2009
TypeCirculating commemorative 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: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse: Mary Milner-Dickens
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1036, Sp#H12, Sp#H28
Obverse descriptionFourth 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·2003 IRB
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionThe figure of a suffragette chained to railings and holding a banner on which appear the letters WSPU, to the right a ballot paper marked with a cross and the words GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE, to the left the value 50 PENCE, and below and to the far right the anniversary dates 1903 and 2003
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringWS PU 50 PENCE GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE 1903 2003
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2003  - - 3 124 030
2003  - BU - 72 323
2003  - Proof - 43 513
2009  - Sp#H28; Proof - 1 039
Catalog ID8132431560
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