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Detailed information about Coin: Fifty Pence 1996 (Proof and mint sets only) from United Kingdom
| Description | Proof and brilliant uncirculated only this year, issued in Royal Mint coin sets and not intended for circulation (86,501 in uncirculated sets plus 46,295 proofs in a standard set and 21,286 in red leather case). |
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| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling | ||||||
| Face value | 50 (x Penny) | Type | Fifty Pence (Large) | ||||||
| Year | 1996 | Current | No (demonetised 1998) | ||||||
| Mintage | 154,082 (154082) | ||||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | Christopher Ironside | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Raphael David Maklouf (Third Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Polygon Heptagon | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 30 | Thickness (mm) | 1.7800 | ||||||
| Mass (g) | 13.5000 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing pearls (effigy known as the "Third Portrait", by Raphael David Maklouf); around, the legend and date ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · 1996 (Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith). In tiny letters on neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM. |
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| Obverse inscription | ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · 1996 | ||||||||
| Reverse | A figure of Britannia, seated beside a lion, with a shield decorated with the crosses of the union flag resting against her right side, holding a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left hand, with the figure "50" below (in exergue) and the inscription "FIFTY PENCE" around above. |
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| Reverse inscription | 50 FIFTY PENCE | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof FDC in standard case | 46,295 (included in main number) | |
| Proof FDC in red leather case | 21,286 (included in main number) | |
| Silver Proof PDF | 15,000 | (hover mouse for text) |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 940.1, 940.1a (Silver) |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4351 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Mint | |||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Mintage | |||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proof, mint sets |
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| American Bullion Inc. - Free Gold Guide |