United Kingdom | |
| Value | £0.50 |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Composition | Cupro-nickel |
| Years of minting | 1969–present |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Designer | Jody Clark |
| Design date | 2015 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Seated Britannia alongside a lion |
| Designer | Christopher Ironside |
| Design date | 1969 |
| Design discontinued | 2008 |
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| Design | Segment of the Royal Shield |
| Designer | Matthew Dent |
| Design date | 2008 |
The British decimal fifty pence coin (often shortened to 50p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄2 of one pound. Its obverse has featured the profile of the current Monarch since the coin's introduction in 1969. As of November 2024[update], six different royal portraits have been used.
As of March 2013[update] there were an estimated 920 million 50p coins in circulation.[1] The coin has proved popular with coin collectors leading to numerous differing designs for both commemorative and circulating coins.[2]
Fifty pence coins are legal tender for amounts up to the sum of £10 when offered in repayment of a debt; however, the coin's legal tender status is not normally relevant for everyday transactions.
- ^ "Royal Mint Trading Fund annual report 2012-13" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "50 Years of the 50p Anniversary CERTIFIED BU 50p". The Westminster Collection. Retrieved 3 October 2022.