Other 50p Coins

The 50 pence pieces that are not part of a set can be single year issue commemorative coins such as the very well know Kew Garden 50p which was issued in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Botanic Gardens. This coin is currently the rarest design with 210,000 coins created to enter circulation. It has received a great deal of media and hype which has led to increased demand and therefor price of this coin.

Other 50p CoinsGreat Pagoda at Kew Gardens
2003 Womens Social and Political Union
Coin Name: 2003 Womens Social and Political Union
Rare Rank: 2
Guide Value: 3.52
Checker Chance: 1 in 691 coins
Circulation: 3124030
Britannia - revised inscription
Coin Name: Britannia - revised inscription
Rare Rank: 18
Circulation: 869433107
1998 European Union
Coin Name: 1998 European Union
Rare Rank: 5
Guide Value: 1.54
Checker Chance: 1 in 511 coins
Circulation: 5043000
1998 NHS
Coin Name: 1998 NHS
Rare Rank: 4
Guide Value: 1.54
Checker Chance: 1 in 515 coins
Circulation: 5001000
2000 Public Libraries
Coin Name: 2000 Public Libraries
Rare Rank: 9
Guide Value: 1.09
Checker Chance: 1 in 165 coins
Circulation: 11263000
2004 Roger Bannister
Coin Name: 2004 Roger Bannister
Rare Rank: 10
Guide Value: 1.09
Checker Chance: 1 in 147 coins
Circulation: 9032500
2005 Samuel Johnsons Dictionary
Coin Name: 2005 Samuel Johnsons Dictionary
Rare Rank: 16
Guide Value: 1.10
Checker Chance: 1 in 50 coins
Circulation: 17649000
2006 Soldier
Coin Name: 2006 Soldier
Rare Rank: 12
Guide Value: 1.09
Checker Chance: 1 in 131 coins
Circulation: 10000500
2006 Victoria Cross
Coin Name: 2006 Victoria Cross
Rare Rank: 15
Guide Value: 1.09
Checker Chance: 1 in 97 coins
Circulation: 12087000
2007 Scouting
Coin Name: 2007 Scouting
Rare Rank: 11
Guide Value: 1.09
Checker Chance: 1 in 143 coins
Circulation: 7710750
Shield of the Royal Arms
Coin Name: Shield of the Royal Arms
Rare Rank: 17
Checker Chance: 1 in 5 coins
Circulation: 134450030
2009 Kew Gardens
Coin Name: 2009 Kew Gardens
Rare Rank: 1
Guide Value: 80.29
Checker Chance: 1 in 12096 coins
Circulation: 210000
2010 Girlguiding
Coin Name: 2010 Girlguiding
Rare Rank: 7
Guide Value: 1.14
Checker Chance: 1 in 197 coins
Circulation: 7410090
2011 WWF
Coin Name: 2011 WWF
Rare Rank: 3
Guide Value: 2.32
Checker Chance: 1 in 688 coins
Circulation: 3400000
2013 Benjamin Britten
Coin Name: 2013 Benjamin Britten
Rare Rank: 6
Guide Value: 1.10
Checker Chance: 1 in 307 coins
Circulation: 5300000
2013 Christopher Ironside
Coin Name: 2013 Christopher Ironside
Rare Rank: 13
Guide Value: 1.09
Checker Chance: 1 in 128 coins
Circulation: 7000000
2014 Commonwealth Games
Coin Name: 2014 Commonwealth Games
Rare Rank: 8
Guide Value: 1.10
Checker Chance: 1 in 173 coins
Circulation: 6500000
2015 Battle of Britain
Coin Name: 2015 Battle of Britain
Rare Rank: 14
Guide Value: 1.33
Checker Chance: 1 in 125 coins
Circulation: 5900000
Team GB
Coin Name: Team GB
Guide Value: 1.10
Battle of Hastings
Coin Name: Battle of Hastings
Guide Value: 1.10

It is worth noting that there have been rarer coins in terms of numbers entering circulation, for example the no longer in circulation UK Council of Ministers Presidency and completion of the Single European Market coin had just 109,000 coins enter circulation and without the press coverage and hype, does not achieve values reached by the Kew Gardens coin. (Although Kew is of course a prettier coin with a better subject matter). The Kew coin was also produced as part of many collector packs in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition, so the actual number of coins bearing this design will be much higher than 210,000 when these are included. For example, the 2009 Baby Gift Set with a run of 50,000 units included this coin.

The two 50 pence coins that make up the vast majority of coins in circulation today are Britannia (1982 to 2008) and it’s replacement Shield of the Royal Arms (2008 on).


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