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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Commonwealth Games, Platinum Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, rendered by engraver Jody Clark, depicting the sovereign wearing the George IV State Diadem with robes draped at the shoulder. The portrait is set within the heptagonal field with the royal legend arcing around the periphery, incorporating the denomination and date. The initials J.C. appear below the truncation, identifying the engraver. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 2022 Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham — the first time England had hosted since Manchester in 2002 — and the Royal Mint issued an unusually broad range of commemorative strikes to mark the occasion, with platinum proofs sitting at the extreme top of a tiered collector program. Platinum proof coinage from the Royal Mint in 50 pence format is genuinely rare in terms of actual mintage; the denomination is overwhelmingly struck in cupro-nickel for circulation, and precious metal proofs in this size are produced in strictly controlled, typically low four-figure or even three-figure quantities.
Spink reference H105 places this squarely in the modern decimal proof series, where platinum issues consistently command premiums well beyond their metal value on the secondary market.