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Detailed information about Coin: Fifty Pence 1973 (EEC) from United Kingdom
| Description | This coin commemorates the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community (EEC). No "regular" circulating type (seated Britannia) 50 pence coin was issued in 1973. |
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| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling | ||||||
| Face value | 50 (x Penny) | Type | Fifty Pence (Large, one year types) | ||||||
| Year | 1973 | Current | No (demonetised 1998) | ||||||
| Mintage | 89,875,000 (89.9 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | David Wynne | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Arnold Machin (Second Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Polygon (Heptagon) | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 30 | Thickness (mm) | 1.7800 | ||||||
| Mass (g) | 13.5000 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing a tiara (effigy known as the "Second Portrait", by Arnold Machin); around, the legend ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · (Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith), and no date. |
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| Obverse inscription | ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · | ||||||||
| Reverse | In three lines in the centre: the date 1973 and the denomination 50 / PENCE. Around, nine hands symbolizing the nine members of the Community, clasping one another in a mutual gesture of trust, assistance and friendship. |
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| Reverse inscription | 1973 50 PENCE |
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| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None |
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| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof FDC | 100,000 (included in main number) | |
| Silver Proof Piedfort FDC | unknown | (hover mouse for text) |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 918 |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4224, 4224A (Piedfort) |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# P1 (Piedfort) |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Coin description | |||
| Royal Mint | 2016 | Mint | link | |
| Royal Mint | 2016 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Mintage | Proof mintage | ||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proof, Piedfort | ||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Design |
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| Museums Victoria: Proof Coin - 50 Pence, Great Britain, 1973 |
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