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My Unique coding list applies |
L - 50 & a 'p' - Pence |
Easy location of any 50p coin |
Ref - Roman - V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100 and M = 1,000
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Century - 100yrs, a Centurion, an Elite soldier with 100 fighters. Millenium a 1,000 years |
V / Sept / MMXX or 05/09/2020 |
O * O * O |
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All mintages below |
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| 1969 - Lp1 / bex.. | Rev - Britannia ,our 1st 50 Pence at 13-5 gms, and diam of 30-5 mm. - Oct 1969. Other decimals struck in 1968 | m 188,400,000 |
| 1970 - Lp2 / bex | Rev - Britannia, the heavy version , now legal up to and incl. 1997 |
m 19,461,000 |
| 1971 - Lp3 / bex | First Proof 50p coin, so Not for circulation The U.K. is now Fully Decimal from - 15/02/71 | m 350,000 |
| 1972 - Lp4 / bex | 50p Only found in a Proof set of 7 coins, with a Crown, (25 Pence) | m - nknown |
| 1973 - Lp5 / bex.. | Rev shows a circle of 9 hands marking our joining the E.E.C..& 8 partners - our First Comm. 50p | m 89,775,000 Proof - m 107,807 |
| 1974 - Lp 6 / bex | The 50p is only found in a Proof set | m 150,000 |
| 1976 - Lp 7 / bex.. | Rev shows 'New Pence' above Britannia and 50 below. Also in Proof sets |
m 43,746,500 Proof - m 100,000 |
| Definition of Terms used - |
Obverse / Obv or Reverse / Rev sides. A Roman L / 50 and p / Pence. So - e.g. Lp14, Lp128 etc |
The Obv side shows the Monarch's Head, Rev is the other side. |
| 1977 - Lp8 / bex | Rev - Britannia |
m 49,536,000 |
| 1978 - Lp9 / bex | Rev - Britannia |
m 72,005,000 |
| 1979 - Lp10 / bex.. | Rev - Britannia, still a large coin , the novelty of New Pence is dropped in 1982 | m 58,680,000 |
| 1980 - Lp11 / bex.. | Rev - Britannia |
m 89,086,000 |
| 1981 - Lp12 / bex.. | Rev - Britannia |
m 89,086,000 |
| 1982 - Lp13 / bex.. | Rev - Britannia , also found in Royal Mint Proof and the first B Unc sets . |
m 51,312,000 B unc set - m 205,000 Proof - m 106,800 |
| 1983 - Lp14 / bex.. | Rev - shows Fifty Pence replacing New Pence | m 62,825,000 |
| 1984 - Lp15 / bex.. | Rev - Britannia / Only found in Royal Mint 'year type' sets supplied 'then' by large G.P.O's , this idea was later dropped | m 158,820 /- Low |
| 1985 - Lp16 / bex .. | Rev - Britannia |
m 682,100 |
| Terms used, - |
Obv or Rev side - See 1976 data |
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| 1986 - Lp17 / bex.. | 50p, Only found in the 8 coin Proof Set | m 104,597 |
| 1987 - Lp18 / bex .. | 50p, Only found in the Proof Set of 7 coins | m 88,659 |
| 1990 - Lp19 / bex | 50p, Only in the Royal Mint Proof or B Unc - card sets | m - unknown |
| 1992/93 - Lp20 / bex.. Dual date, why ? Rare in Bunc - (Bright- Unused - Condition) | Rev - shows / Single Market, UK as EEC Commision leaders ( a new rarity ? ) | m 109,000. (Low) . Kew Gardens is 210.000 |
| 1994 - Lp21 / bex.. The last Thick 50p in Bunc for General . circulation | Rev / 50th Anniversary of the D-Day landings (planes above) by John Mills / still a heavy version | m 6,705,520 |
| 1995 - Lp22 / bex | 50p is only found in a Royal Mint Proof or B.Unc Year type, card sets | m - unknown |
1997 - Lp23 / bex.. 1st Thin issued in October. At - 8gms. - No Thick Bunc, made for Circ. |
Rev has Britannia, the Obv shows older version of the Queen's portrait and Crown. The thinner coin of 8gms arrives in Oct 1997 | m 456,364,100 |
1997 - Lp24, 25 / bex Two Proof 50 Pences |
Note, this Proof Set has a Large and Thin version of 50p Plus an Aniv £5 coin in a 10 piece set. | m 80,748 |
| 1998 - Lp26 / bex.. - T1 | Multiple flags depicting the 25th Aniv. of our joining the E.E.C. in 1973. All heavy 50p's are withdrawn in Sept/Oct. |
m 5,043,000
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| 1998 - Lp27 / bex.. - T2 | Rev / The N.H.S now 50yrs and a thin version | m 5,001,000 |
| 1998 - Lp28 / bex.. - T3 | Rev - Bitannia, but New image & Crown on the Obv. Designer / Ian Rank-Broadley |
m 64,306,500 |
| 1999 - Lp29 / bex | Rev - Britannia |
m 24,905,000 |
| 2000 - Lp30 / bex - T1 | Rev - Britannia |
m 27,915,000 |
| 2000 - Lp31 / bex.. - T2 | Rev - The Public Libraries Act / 150yrs ago | m 11,263,000 |
| 2001 - Lp32 / bex | Rev - Britannia |
m 84,998,500 |
| 2002 - Lp33 / bex | As above |
m 23,907,500 |
| 2003 - Lp34 / bex - T1 | Rev - Britannia |
m 23,583,000 |
| Terms used |
Obv or Rev sides - Ref 1976 data |
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| 2003 - Lp35 / bex.. - T2 | Rev - Womens Rights, 100th - Aniv of Social and Political union | m 3,124,000 |
| 2004 - Lp36 / bex.. - T1 | Rev - 1st Sub 4 min- mile, by 25 yr old Dr.Rodger Bannister, at Oxford, 50yrs ago. 6/5/54 - also shows a clock |
m 9,032,500,
Proof - m 3,500 (also Lp 116 - 2019) |
| 2004 - Lp37 / bex - T2 | Rev - Britannia |
m 35,315,500 |
| 2005 - Lp38 / bex - T1 | Rev - Britannia |
m 25,363,,500 |
| 2005 - Lp39 / bex.. - T2 | Rev - Aniv of the English Dictionary by Samuel Johnson / 250 Yrs ago | m 17,649,000 |
| 2006 - Lp40 / bex.. - T1 | Rev - The V.C medal, given for Valour, instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856. / 150yrs ago | m 12,087,000 |
| 2006 - Lp41 / bex.. T2 | Rev - shows an act of Valour, with a soldier saving his comrade | m 10,000,500 |
| 2006 - Lp42 / bex - T3 | Rev - Britannia | m 24,560,000 |
Terms used for - |
Obv & Rev sides - Ref 1976 data |
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Lp tables for fast location of a 50p |
L = Roman 50, & p = Pence |
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| 2007 - Lp43 / bex.. | Scouting movement, Rev design by Kerry Davies | m 7,710,750 . Also in a 5 Pc Proof Set m 3,500 (See Ref 2019 ) |
| 2007 - Lp44 / bex - T2 | Rev - Britannia | m 11,200,000 |
| 2008 - Lp45 / bex | Rev - Britannia | m 3,500,000 |
| 2008 - Lp46 / bex - T2 | Rev shows part of the Royal Shield, the third & fourth quarterings, (also a Puzzle to solve ? ) A new Rev design by Matthew Dent |
m 22,747,000 |
| 2009 - Lp47 / bex | 250yrs of the Botanical Gdns at Kew 1759 / 2009, - Rev shows a Pagoda design by Christopher Le Brun. - there are 3 Varieties | Lp48 - m 210,000- low Lp113 - Proof, m 3,500 and Lp124 (Dual Dated 2009 & see 2019) - m- TBA |
| 2010 - Lp48 / bex.. | Rev shows 100yrs of the Girl Guide movement in the U.K. |
m 7,410,000 - and Proof set, m 3,500 See Ref 2019 |
| 2011- Lp49 / bex.. | Rev - a complex scene with a central Panda / 50yrs work by the World Wildlife Org. | m 3,400,000 |
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The 2012 London Olympics |
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| 2011 - Here follows 29 varieties of Rev sides, Struck during the year to mark the many events. | The Royal Mint, official term 'The London 2012 Sports Collection' will apply. So 29 Revs follow, 1/29, 1a/29 etc, up to 29/29 | 2011 - Lp51 up to Lp / 80 inclv. (incl 1/29 and 1a/29 variety.,so 30 in all) |
2011 - Lp51, 52.. |
1/29 Aquatics - 2 vareties (Face hiddenor or Face shown) original run shows water with face hidden - Lp51 | m unknown |
| 2011 - Lp 53,54,55 bex.. | 2/29 Archery (as Lp53) | 3/29 Athletics, 4/29 Badminton - (Lp55) |
| Type 3/29 Athletics, Designed by a 9yr old - Florence Jackson | Rev - a High Jumper, designed by a School Child, a Royal Mint first | Obv dated 2011 (or 2009 but debateable) / M is unknown |
| 2011 - Lp's 56,57 58,59 / bex.. | 5/29 Basketball, 6/29 Boccia, (the 5th and 6th of the 29 types, etc) | 6/29, m 2,160,000; 7/29 Boxing, 8/29 Canoeing, |
| 2011- Lp's 60, 61, 62, 63 / bex.. | 9/29 Cycling, 10/29 Equestrian, | 9/29 m 2,090.500 11/29 Fencing, 12/29 Football, |
| 2011 - Lp63 (12/29 - 'Football' ) | Shows the Offside rule in detail. | m 1,125,000 |
| 2011 - Lp's 64, 65, 66, 67 / bex.. | 13/29 Goalball, 14/29 Gymnastics, | 15/29 Handball, 16/29 Hockey, |
| 2011 - Lp's 68, 69 / bex.. | 17/29 Judo, (17th of the 29 Royal Mint term) | 18/29 Modern- Pentathlon, |
| 2011 - Lp's 70, 71,72 / 73 / bex.. | 19/29 RowinRg, 20/29 Sailing, | 21/29 Shooting, 22/29 Table Tennis, m = 1,733,500 |
| 2011 - Lp's 74, 75 76 / bex.. | 23/29 Taekwondo, M = 1,664,000 24/29 Tennis, M = 1,454,000 |
25/29 Triathlon, . m = 1,163,500 |
| 2011 - Lp's 77, 78 / bex .. for | 26/29 Volleyball, M = 2,133,500 |
27/29 Weightlifting,m= 1,879,500 |
Refs used , Lp = Roman L - 50 |
and p - Pence. Eeasy location |
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| 2011 - Lp's 79, 80 / bex..(Incl types 1/29 and 1a/29 variety) | 28/29 Wheelchair - Rugby, M = 1,765,500 |
29/29 Wrestling, m = 1,129,500 |
2011 - N.B. 12/29 - Football & 25/29 - Triathlon are Rare in Bunc. |
12/29, Shows Diag. of the 'Offside rule' for ref. Types 12 & 25 are both Low mintages ! |
12/29 - m = 1,125,000 25/29 - m = 1,163,500 |
| 2012 - Lp 81 / bex.. | Rev shows the Royal Shield | m 32,300,030 |
| 2013 - Lp 82 / bex.. T1 | Rev shows the 2008 Royal Shield | m 10,301,000 |
| 2013 - Lp 83 / bex.. T2 | Rev 2 Shows Text - re - Benjamin Britten, Composer / b 1913 - d. 1976 | m 5,300,000 |
| 2013 - Lp 84 / bex.. T3 | Rev 3 has a Shield, a trial sample by Christopher Ironside in selections of new Rev designs | m 7,400,000 |
| 2014 - Lp 85 / bex.. | Rev shows the Royal Shield |
m 49,001,000 |
| Terms used |
Obv or Rev sides- Ref 1976 data |
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| 2014 - Lp 86 / bex.. | Rev shows the Glasgow Commonwealth Games |
m 6,500,000 |
2015 - Five 50p's exist Dated 2015. and NOT Face Variations. so Lp87 / bex.. is my (T-1) |
The Rev. shows the 1940 Battle of Britain & Airmen. - Obv has a New portrait by Jody Clark and 'Fifty Pence' as normal | m 5,900,000 |
2015 - Lp88 / bex .. T2
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As above, but NO denomination at all on either side (50p), also with an Old 1998 Obv of the Queen's portrait by Ian Rank Broadley ( a Mint error ?). Types 1,4 and 5 Obv's have the updated Queen's portrait by Jody Clark . | m - unknown |
2015 - Lp89 / bex .. T3 |
Rev shows the Royal Shield by Matthew Dent (2008) Fifty Pence below. Date at 12o'clock on an older Obv side | m - unknown |
2015 - Lp 90 / bex.. T4
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Similar but date at 25 past position, an updated Obv by Jody Clark (Crown and 4th portrait) | m 20,101,000 |
| 2015/ - Lp91 / bex / T5 | Silver Proof 50p / With new Jody Clark Obv and NO denomination at all, so 5 Types of 2015 (unusual) Also it is apparent there are 3 different Obv. sides | m - unknown |
| 2016 - Lp92 / bex.. | Rev 1 / Battle of Hastings / Design by John Bergdahl | m 5,000,000 |
| Terms used for - |
Obv & Rev sides - ref 1976 data |
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| 2016 / 5 Rev 's / all created by the talented Royal Mint coin designer Emma Noble. She has captured every finite detail of Miss Potter's creations making a charming set to see/collect | 5 Revs / 150 yrs since the birth of Beatrix Potter and her much loved stories and charachters (1866) . Type 1 Peter Rabbit , T2-Jemima Puddle- Duck, T3 Squirrel Nutkin, T4 Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, and T5-Text only | T1 m 9.600.000, T2 m= 2,100,000, T3 m = 5,000,000, T4 m = 8,800,000, T5 m= 6.9m |
The fve types, in Lp order as so / |
Lp's 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 / bex.. | |
| 2016 - Lp98 / bex.. | Rev - Team G.B and the 'Rio Olympics' shows a swimmer doing the Butterfly stroke/ designer Tim Sharp . |
m 6,400,000 |
| 2017 - Lp99 / bex.. | Rev - 300th Aniv of the Gold Standard report by Sir Issac Newton, ( also an M.P.) | m 1,801,500 |
| 2017 - (4) In list order, Lp100, 101, 102, and 103 / bex .. | More Beatrix Potter coins issued, Mr Jeremy Fisher, Tom Kitten, The tale of Peter Rabbit - m = 19,900,000, | Tom Kitten / m = 9,500,000 ,Benj Bunny, 25,000,000, Jeremy Fisher, m = 9,900,000 |
2018 - (4) In list order - Lp104, 105, 106, and 107 / bex..
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More of this series for 2018 , Peter Rabbit (2nd), Flopsy Bunny, Mrs Tittle Mouse and Tailor of Gloucester - as at 26/05/18 there are 13 varieties in the series to find | New portrait for Peter Rabbit m - unknown |
| 2018 - Lp108 / bex.. (Pd1) | Rev shows Paddington Bear sat on his suitcase at his namesake Railway Station. (from the book by Michael Bond in 1958) | m 5,001,000 |
| 2018 - Lp109 / bex.. | Comm. 100yrs since 'The Peoples Act' - 1918. Giving 'equal' rights to vote for Men & Women. (men at 21yrs / women at 30yrs ) but 10yrs later - 1928, then Both at 21yrs |
m 9,000,000 |
| 2018 - Lp110 / bex.. (Pd2) | Paddington Bear at the Palace, and 60yrs since the book 'A Bear called Paddington' | m 5,901,000 |
| 2018 - Lp111 / bex.. | Flying Snowman. Obv by Jody Clark Rev by Natasha Ratcliffe | m - unknown |
| 2018 - 200 Yrs ago, Mary Shelley's Horror novel 'Frankenstein' // A Special Guest Insert .. | UK £2 Coin, an * Unusual Rev by Designer Thomas T. Docherty, Obv by Jody Clark * | m - unknown |
| 2018 - 100th Anniversary of the First World War Armistice // A Special Guest Insert.. | A Poignant U.K. £2 Coin, the Rev, Stephen Raw, the Obv by Jody Clark | m - unknown |
| 2019 - (Jan) A 5 Pc. Proof Set , all 50p's . My list numbers in order - Lp's 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116 / bex | To Celebrate 50yrs, since the 1st 'Thick 50p' in 1969, Kew Gdn's - 2009, Scouts - 2007, Girl Guides -2010, and 4 min - Mile (in 1954) -2004 | m 3,500 - Proof sets , Royal Mint Quality. Sold out in 48hrs |
| 2019 - Celebrates 160 yrs since the birth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (22/5/1859) - Lp117 / bex.. | Sherlock Holmes. a charachter from the Novel 'Woman in Scarlet ' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887 | m 8,602,000 |
| 2019 - Lp118 / bex .. | 'The Gruffalo' / From the book by Julia Donaldson 20yrs ago | m - unknown |
2019 - (Mar) - Lp 119 / bex.. Stephen Hawking . b. UK- 1947 / d -2019 . |
Stephen Hawking one of the World's most brilliant scientists. Obv by Jody Clark / Rev by Edwina Ellis | m - unknown |
| 2019 - Lp120 / bex.. | Peter Rabbit (3rd) Previous, 2016/18 plus The Tale of Peter Rabbit/ 2017. so 14 coins in the series now | m - unknown |
Terms used for - |
Obv & Rev sides - Ref 1976 data |
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| 2019 /N.B./ All Obv's show 2019: 1969 is a Thin 8gms version, the Revs are all unaltered (5) Lp121, 122, 123, 124 and 125 / bex.. | A 5 Pc Coin set to Celebrate 50yrs of the 50p, 1969 / 2004/ 07/ 09 and 2010 | m - unknown |
| 2019 / A 5 Pc set of past U.K. historical moments on coins, Lp126, 127, 128, 129 and 130 / bex.. | Celebrating Military History over 50yrs and the 50p - 1994, 2006- VC Medal, 2006- Bravery, 2015, 2016 and the Battle of Hastings | m - unknown |
| 2019 - Lp131 / bex.. (Pd3) | Paddington Bear visits the Tower of London in Aug / Rev by David Knapton and Obv is a 5th portrait of Her Majesty, by Jody Clark | m 9,001,000 |
| 2019 - Lp132 / bex.. (Pd4) | Paddington Bear is seen again at St Paul's Cathedral, on 10/9/19 | m 9,001,000 |
2019 - Lp133 / bex.. to mark the 50th Aniv of our 50 pence coin, yes 50yrs. |
Rev - Britannia, 'New Pence' above and 50 below (not seen since 1981) Obv shows 50 Pence, so Two denominations. Embossed edge/rim , a nice Unique coin. | m 122,000,000 |
| Some Anomalies, 2011 - Aquatics - Lp51, / 2015 - No Denom at all - Lp88 / 1992 - Dual Date - 1992/93 (rare) - as Lp20 / bex | 2015 - (Five coins), one with No Denomination at all - Lp88, plus a 2019, with 2 Denominations on - LP133. | Four to date, may be more ? |
| 2019 - Lp134 / bex.. | The Gruffalo & curious Mouse |
m - unknown |
| 2019 - Lp135 / bex.. | Wallace & Gromit / Rev by Nick Park / Obv by Jody Clark |
m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp136 / bex.. | Marking our leaving the E.U. - inscribed - 31st January 2020 |
m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp137 / bex.. | Team G B - 2020 / Tokio Olympics, Rev shows a mosaic design and 32 of the events, a nice 50p coin. | m - unknown |
| 2020 - (3 - Types) 1, Lp138 / 2, Lp139 and T 3 as Lp140 / bex.. | Three 50 pence's showing the Dinosaur family, released in / Mar / 1= Megalosaurus, Rev Designer Robert Nicholls, Obv by Jody Clark. Type 2= Iguanodon, 3= Hylaeosaurus, |
m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp141 / bex.. | Peter Rabbit, now 15th in the Beatrix Potter series, / (30-3-20 ) | m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp142 / bex.. | Rosalind Franklin, a British DNA Scientist. Rev by David Knapton | m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp143,44 and 45 / bex.. Designer, The Walt Disney Co | Three 50p's, - Revs show the Winnie The Pooh series by A.A. Milne (in Lp order) Winnie The Pooh, Christopher Robin and Piglet | m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp146 / bex.. | Rev shows, Diversity Built Britain | m - unknown |
| 2020 - Lp147 / bex.. | The Snowman - (Dec 2020) | m - unknown |
| 2021 - Lp148,149,150 / bex.. - Obv by - Jody Clark , / Revs by Robert Nicholls | Three more in the Dinosaur range (Apr) The Temnodontosaurus, Plesiosaurus and Dimorphodon | m - unknown |
In the Dinosaur 50p range, the coin to look out for is the rare - |
The Ithinkhesawrausrex - Last spotted by Pete Bog and Emley Moor. 14/8/35 - N.Yorks. Moors |
m - unknown |
| 2021 - Lp151 / bex.. | John Logie Baird ( Scots ) Inventor of the First working T.V. on 26/01/1926 |
m - unknown |
| 2021 - Lp152 / bex.. | 'Team G B'- 2nd coin for this event / see Lp137 , also Dual Dated, 2020 on the Rev / David Knapton and 2021 - Obv / Jody Clark |
m - unknown |
| 2021 - Lp153, 54 and 55 / bex | Winnie the Pooh & friends, Owl and Tigger | m - unknown |
| Refs / L = Roman 50, and 'p' for pence, for all Listed 50p's . | From 1969 to date |
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