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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, Royal Shield, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2015-2022 |
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| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicted diademed and draped, wearing the George IV State Diadem. The portrait, modelled by Jody Clark, is rendered in high relief against a plain field. The sovereign's name and royal titles appear as a continuous Latin legend encircling the effigy, with the date of issue and the engraver's initials J.C. incorporated into the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2020 · J.C (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
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This issue belongs to the Royal Mint's ongoing bullion and proof programme that accelerated sharply after the 2008 financial crisis, when demand for silver proof coinage from British collectors outpaced earlier projections. The fifth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Jody Clark, was introduced in 2015 — the first monarch's effigy to be selected entirely through an internal Royal Mint process rather than a formal advisory committee review, breaking from the procedure that had governed portrait changes since decimalisation.
The Royal Shield reverse, originally designed by Matthew Dent for the 2008 circulating series, presents the shield from the Royal Arms in full — a composition that only reads completely when all eight denominations are assembled together.