50 Pence - Elizabeth II Team GB Olympics 2020; Silver Piedfort

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2020
Value	50 Pence 0.50 GBP = USD 0.67
Currency	Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	16 g
Diameter	27.3 mm
Shape	Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	6 January 2020
Number	N# 228717
References	Sp# H80 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , KM# 1820b Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Support for Team GB, Tokyo 2020

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·2020·
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

Symbols representing various sports from the Olympics, Team GB and Olympic Logo.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2020
TEAM GB
DK

Engraver: David Knapton

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Comments

Released at the beginning of 2020 exclusively as part of the 2020 annual silver piedfort sets in anticipation of the games taking place in July 2020, however the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

The design was re-issued individually in 2021 with an updated obverse date and some colourised strikes. The design was also struck in copper-nickel, colourised copper-nickel (2021), silver proof, colourised silver proof (2021), colourised silver piedfort (2021) and gold proof. Issue limit: 300.

© The Royal Mint, 2020

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2020												Proof

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Actual silver weight: 0.476 oz

Current silver price: 72.73 USD/oz (see silver price

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