Coin: Fifty Pence 1973 (EEC)
| 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. |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
| Obverse inscription |
ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D ·
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| 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. |
| Reverse inscription | 1973 50 PENCE |
| Edge | Plain |
Edge inscription | None |
