50 Pence - Elizabeth II (5th Portrait; Snowman) 2019 front 50 Pence - Elizabeth II (5th Portrait; Snowman) 2019 back
50 Pence - Elizabeth II (5th Portrait; Snowman) 2019 photo
© The Royal Mint, 2019

50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Snowman

2019 year
Copper-nickel 8 g 27.3 mm
Description
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2019
Value
50 Pence 0.50 GBP = USD 0.65
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 ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#184820
Rarity index
26%

Reverse

Image of a boy in pyjamas and a snowman.

Designer: Snowman Enterprises

Edge

Plain

Comment

The second time The Snowman has been celebrated on a UK coin. The coin was issued individually in a Brilliant Uncirculated pack (41,959 sales) while also available to third parties in tubes (76,291 sales).

©The Royal Mint, 2019

The coin was available at the Royal Mint Experience as a Strike Your Own edition 01/12/19 - 31/12/19 (877 sales).


This coin was also struck in silver proof and gold proof.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 50 Pence - Elizabeth II (5th Portrait; Snowman) 2019 from United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) made of Copper-nickel weighing 8 g is that it features a unique design of a snowman on the reverse side, which was created by illustrator and designer, Joanna Drage. The snowman is depicted wearing a scarf and hat, and has a friendly expression on its face. The design was chosen to celebrate the winter season and the joy of building snowmen during the colder months.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2019  119127 - - - - - -

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