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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Christmas 1999

50 Pence - Elizabeth II (Christmas 1999) - obverse50 Pence - Elizabeth II (Christmas 1999) - reverse

© Dave Townsley collection (CC0)

Features

Issuer Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Circulating commemorative coins
Year 1999
Value 50 Pence
0.50 IMP = USD 0.67
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 8 g
Diameter 27.3 mm
Shape Heptagonal (7-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
54514
References KM# 1011
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 1477
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Christmas 1999

Series: Christmas

Obverse

Right facing head of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the " Girls of Great Britain and Ireland " Tiara, legend around, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ISLE OF MAN
ELIZABETH II
IRB
1999

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Tree decorating scene in background of the man sitting on armchair

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHRISTMAS
50

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mintmark of Pobjoy Mint (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Marks

AA Die letters AA, Pobjoy Mint
BB Die letters BB, Pobjoy Mint

Comments

Coins with Diamond Finish are with higher quality and more frosted than the coins in standard finish. They were also sold by Pobjoy Mint in greetings card while standard coins were put into circulation on Isle of Man.

 

Two minor varietes of BB die mark exist for Diamond Finish coins (on left BB is touching the design, on right BB is in distance to design):

 

 

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1999 PM Diamond Finish; mintage included in BB 0%
1999 PM AA $ 80 98%
1999 PM BB 30 000 Diamond Finish; 2 minor varietes of die letters exists 3%

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