50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Wallace and Gromit
© The Royal Mint, 2019
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2019 |
| Value | 50 Pence 0.50 GBP = USD 0.67 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8 g |
| Diameter | 27.3 mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 29 October 2019 |
| Number | N# 183726 |
| References | Sp# H78 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
30 years after "A Grand Day Out" was first shown
Obverse
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·50 PENCE·2019·
J.C
Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Engraver: Jody Clark
Reverse
Image of Wallace & Gromit as if peering from the porthole of the rocket that took them to the moon, lettering around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CASEUS PRAESTANS
WALLACE GROMIT
NP
Translation: Cracking cheese
Engraver: Nick Park
Edge
Plain
Mint
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)Comments
The coin design celebrates 30 years since "A Grand Day Out" was first shown in November 1989, the film’s stars Wallace and Gromit land on the surface of a 50p coin. The coin was created by Nick Park and the team at Aardman; the designers initials appear on the reverse of the coin. The coin was issued individually in a Brilliant Uncirculated pack (42,251 sales) as well as to third parties in tubes (60,499 sales).
The coin was available at The Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, Wales as a Brilliant Uncirculated ‘Strike You Own’ edition between 29/10/2019 - 30/11/2019 (3,574 sales)
©The Royal Mint, 2019
This design was also struck in colourised silver proof and gold proof.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 106 324 | $ 13 | BU | ||||||||||||
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