50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Sir Isaac Newton

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Królowa	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Years	2017-2018
Value	50 Pence 0.50 GBP = USD 0.67
Currency	Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition	Miedzionikiel
Weight	8 g
Diameter	27.3 mm
Shape	Siedmiokątna równoboczna
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	1 January 2017
Number	N# 100957
References	Sp# H48 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , KM# 1430 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Dziedzictwo Sir Isaaca Newtona Automatically translated

Obverse

Piąty ukoronowany portret królowej Elżbiety II z prawej strony, noszącej diadem państwowy Jerzego IV, legenda wokół. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF·2017·
J.C

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

Projekt oparty na elementach Propozycji 11 z Księgi Pierwszej Principia Mathematica Newtona. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
SIR ISAAC NEWTON
FIFTY PENCE
AW

Designer: Aaron West

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

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Issued to mark the 300th anniversary of Newton's report on the value of the guinea.

Originally issued as part of the Annual Coin Sets for 2017, in both Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated as well as individually as a BU pack on 04/09/2017 (54,057 sales). The coin was issued for circulation on 16/6/2017. This design was also struck in silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof.
2017 proof issue limit: 30,000

©The Royal Mint, 2017

The 2017 coin was also available at The Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, Wales as a Strike Your Own edition between 14/10/2017 and 31/12/2017 (4,957 sales) while a 2018 coin was also available as a Strike Your Own edition between 01/01/2018 - 18/03/2018 (20,826 sales). Coins dated 2018 were not released into circulation.

The BU and circulation strikes do not have a Dot before the date on the obverse, whereas the proof and the precious metal strikes do.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2017	1 801 500	$ 0.67	$ 2.50	$ 2.50	$ 2.50	$ 2.60	$ 4.00	$ 4.20		84%
2017	81 608							$ 13	(en) BU	20%
2017	14 555							$ 20	(en) Proof	5%
2018	20 826							$ 49	(en) RME, Llantrisant	8%

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