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50 Pence - Elizabeth II European Union, Silver Piedfort
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Weight | 16 g |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, depicting a crowned and draped bust after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is shown wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with the artist's initials IRB appearing truncated below the portrait. The surrounding legend gives the monarch's name and titles in Latin, with the date 1998 incorporated into the inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D·1998 IRB (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylised arrangement of twelve five-pointed stars disposed in a circular pattern, symbolising the twelve member states of the European Union at the time of the United Kingdom's accession. The design by John Mills commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of British membership, with the dates 1973 and 1998 flanking the abbreviation EU in the central field. The denomination 50 PENCE appears in the lower portion of the design, accompanied by the engraver's initials JWM. |
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