50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier, Gold Proof

€275,242.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year2006-2009
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: Clive Duncan
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1058b, Sp#H16, Sp#H32
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·2006 IRB
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionSoldier carrying a wounded comrade against a silhouette of the Victoria Cross, denomination below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFIFTY PENCE CD
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2006  - Proof - 804
2009  - Sp#H32; Proof - 70
Catalog ID2823657570
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