1. Victoria Cross 50p Value
2. Victoria Cross 50p Coins Worth Money
3. Victoria Cross 50p Value

Depictions of the obverse and reverse of a Victoria Cross with the date 29 JAN 1856 in the centre of the reverse of the Cross, the letters VC to the right and the value FIFTY PENCE below. The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

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Two different 50p coins were issued in 2000. The standard Britannia design and a commemorative coin to mark the 150th anniversary of the public libraries.

The Standard Design:

Obverse Type 4 (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):

Reverse Type 3 (design by Christopher Ironside):

Mintage for Circulation: 27,915,500.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

Victoria Cross 50p Heroic Acts How much is the Victoria Cross 50p Heroic Acts worth? The Victoria Cross Heroic Acts 50p is worth the face value of 50p however a 50p coin collector may be willing to pay around £1.25 for a coin in great condition to be be able to. Jan 17, 2020 The Victoria Cross Award 50p shows the medal and makes a nice addition to any collection of military items as well as a must have for coin collectors. History of the coin Prior to 1971 the UK used an Imperial system of currency which consisted of pounds, shillings and pence. Introducing the Victoria Cross 50p Coin The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award in the British honours system, given to soldiers who showed ‘gallantry in the presence of the enemy.’.

The story behind the design:

The obverse portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley was used on all UK coinage from 1998 to 2014 and also on some coins dated 2015. It was the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage.

The reverse design, by Christopher Ironside, shows Briannia seated. Britannia had appeared on at least one British coin denomination since the 1670s, and in fact long before that there were Roman coins showing the word ‘BRITANNIA’ and the helmeted female representation of Britannia to celebrate the Roman capture of Britain.

Commemorative 50p coin, Type 6: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type 4 (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):

Reverse Type (design by Mary Milner Dickens):

Victoria Cross 50p Value

Mintage for Circulation: 11,263,000.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

The story behind the design:

The obverse portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley was used on all UK coinage from 1998 to 2014 and also on some coins dated 2015. It was the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage.

The reverse design, by Mary Milner Dickens shows an opened book on top of a pillared public library building with the dates 1850 and 2000 above it. The Public Libraries Act was passed in 1850 to provide education to the public:

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The Soldier 50p coin can be found in your change, 10,000,500 coins entered circulation dated 2006.

Clive Duncan's design was reproduced over 10 million times for this 2006 coin marking the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross medal.

A backlit shape of the Victoria Cross is the background from which a heroic soldier carries an injured colleague back to safety. The medal is given to mark extraordinary acts of valour and courage.

How much is the Soldier 50p worth?

A 50p coin created for UK circulation by The Royal Mint will always be worth at least 50p. The coin can be in pretty much any condition and a shop will accept it as face value payment.

When a coin is considered collectable by a large number of people, even if the coin was struck to be used in circulation - it's value to a collector will rise to more than face value. In 2009 a coin was struck to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Kew Gardens, with a low mintage of 210,000 coins for circulation, the Kew Gardens 50p now sells for about 140 times face value.

The Soldier 50p is worth £1.20 to a circulation coin collector taking part in The Great British Coin Hunt.

Coin values given are based on recent sold prices as at the page updated date shown at the bottom of this page. To view the likely selling price on eBay today, use the Coin Hunter eBay sold price checker.

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