50 Pence - Elizabeth II Suffragette Movement, Gold Proof

€1.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year2003-2009
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value50 Pence
CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight15.5 g
Dimensions27.3 mm
Thickness
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#1036b, 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 descriptionStanding figure of a suffragette chained to railings and holding a banner, to the right a ballot paper marked with a cross and lettering, denomination to the left, commemorative dates to the right and below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringWS PU 50 PENCE GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE 1903 2003
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2003  - Proof - 942
2009  - Sp#H28; Proof - 70
Catalog ID9157576190
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