Obverse Type 2 (bust design by Raphael Maklouf): Collectability 2.ġ984 None for circulation – 265,340 proofs/BU only. Collectability 2.ġ975 None for circulation – 72,323 proofs only. Collectability 2.ġ973 None of this type, see 1973 EEC coin below.ġ974 None for circulation – 72,355 proofs only.
Collectability 2.ġ972 None for circulation – 107,807 proofs only. Mintage for Circulation, followed by Collectability/Scarcity (for scale details see here):ġ971 None for circulation – 229,819 proofs only. Reverse Type 2 (design by Christopher Ironside): Reverse Type 1 (design by Christopher Ironside): Obverse Type 1 (bust design by Arnold Machin): This was the first 50p type and was issued annually The larger old 50p coins on this page have been demonetized and cannot be spent, but they can however be exchanged for current coins or paid into UK bank accounts.
The 50p, being half a pound, had the same value as the bank note (there used to be 20 shillings to the pound). The original 50p was introduced in 1969 to replace the 10 shilling note. <- Click here to go back to the main 50p Coins in Circulation page
