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 October 2022[update], five 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.