![]() So, how many of these coins were issued? Let’s take a look at our Pre-1997 50p Mintage Chart and see. ![]() What’s more, shop keepers and banks won’t accept these as legal tender, so we imagine a lot of these will have been kept by collectors for their private collections! ![]() These coins were removed from circulation when the new specifications were introduced, so you won’t come across these in your change. Left to Right: Britannia New Pence, Entry to the EEC, Britannia Fifty Pence, EC Presidency, D-Day Spot the differenceġ985-1997 – 3rd Portrait, Raphael Makloufġ998-2015 – 4th Portrait, Ian Rank-BroadleyĪs you can see, despite the 50p retaining the same metal composition, the older specification was much bigger and heavier than the coin we’re used to today – imagine carrying around a bundle of those in your pockets!
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