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50 Pence - Elizabeth II (European Union)
Country: United Kingdom
Denomination: 50 Pence
0.5 GBP = 0.68 USD
Year: 1998-2009
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 8 g
Shape: Equilaterally curved heptagon
Diameter: 27.3 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: united kingdom
Description:
Obverse
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara
Reverse
The reverse shows a celebratory pattern of twelve stars representing the 12 members of the Union, with the dates 1973 and 1998. This coin commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, and also its six-month Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the first half of the year.
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