My Collection
50 Pence - Elizabeth II (European Union)
Country: United Kingdom
Denomination: 50 Pence
0.5 GBP = 0.68 USD
Year: 1998-2009
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 8 g
Shape: Equilaterally curved heptagon
Diameter: 27.3 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: united kingdom
Description:
Obverse
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara
Reverse
The reverse shows a celebratory pattern of twelve stars representing the 12 members of the Union, with the dates 1973 and 1998. This coin commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, and also its six-month Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the first half of the year.
Related Coins
½ Guinea - George III
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 1/2 Guinea
(21/40 LSD)
Year: 1801-1803 / Material: Gold (.916)
Sceat - Æthelred I (1st reign)
Country: England
(United Kingdom) / Denomination: 1 Sceat
Year: (774-779) / Material: Silver
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Millennium; Gold Proof)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 5 Pounds
5 GBP = 6.76 USD
Year: 1999-2000 / Material: Gold (.916)
1 Testoon - Mary I (1st Period, Type I)
Country: Scotland
(United Kingdom) / Denomination: 4 Shillings = 1 Testoon
(1/5)
Year: 1553 / Material: Silver
½ Penny (Warwickshire - Birmingham)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 1/2 Penny
(1/480)
Year: 1794 / Material: Copper
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II (4th portrait; Sovereign series)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 5 Pounds
5 GBP = 6.76 USD
Year: 2005 / Material: Gold (.916)
1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II (5th portrait)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 1 Sovereign
1 GBP = 1.35 USD
Year: 2017 / Material: Gold (.916)
1 Penny (Cheltenham - John Bishop & Co.)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 1 Penny
(1/240)
Year: 1812 / Material: Copper
3 Pence - George III (Maundy Coinage; normal numerals)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 3 Pence
(1/80 LSD)
Year: 1795-1800 / Material: Silver (.925)
1 Penny (Suffolk - Lowestoft)
Country: United Kingdom / Denomination: 1 Penny
(1/240)
Year: 1811 / Material: Copper