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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, 1/40 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Britannia shown in profile facing left, bearing a shield on her left shoulder and a raised spear over her right shoulder, with a sailing vessel depicted in the background field. The design, engraved by Antony Dufort, evokes the classical allegorical tradition of Britannia as guardian of the seas. Inscriptions identifying the coin's metal content, fineness, date, and denomination appear within the field alongside the engraver's initials A.D. |
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The 2015 fractional gold 50p belongs to the Royal Mint's push into sub-gram bullion, a market segment driven largely by demand from collectors seeking lower entry-point precious metal pieces rather than from any monetary or emergency coinage need. Jody Clark's fifth portrait of Elizabeth II — the youngest sculptor ever commissioned for a British monarch's effigy — debuted this same year, making this among the first issues to carry it.