50 Pence,Elizabeth II 3rd portrait; small typeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Issued on:1997
Last issue date:1997
Distribution:Standard Circulation
Mints:Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)
Composition:Copper-Nickel
Edge:Plain/smooth
Orientation:Medal alignment ↑O↑
Shape:7-angular (heptagonal)
Rim:Raised. Internal 7 angular. Both sides
Weight:8 grams
Diameter:27.3 mm
Thickness:1.78 mm
Face value:50 p - British penny
Known mintage:456,364,100
Composition Details:75% copper, 25% nickel
Description:
Front: Sitting Libertine “Brittania” (right) on a lion (right)
holding circular shield with Union Jack and pole with a Trident
on top and a olive branch above (value) 50
designer: Christopher Ironside (designer, 1913-1992)
legend (circular): (above, wide texted value) FIFTY PENCE
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on truncation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1937–)
legend (circular): (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, titles) D‧G‧REG‧F‧D‧
(Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix, translation: By the Grace of God, Queen Defender of the Faith)
(lower-right, year) 1997
Edge: P - plain, type: Π

Size: reduced