Great Britain 1980 50 pence

from the Stonecat Collection

This fifty pence, or half a pound, was introduced in 1969 as part of the Great Britain decimal reform. In the old sterling system, this spot was occupied by the gold half sovereign or the ten shilling note. It was struck in this style until 1982, when the word "new" was dropped from the reverse. Some dates, such as 1972-75, were struck only for collector sets. The weight was reduced to 8 g in 1997.

Recorded mintage: 89,086,000 plus 143,000 proofs.

Specification: 13.50 g, copper-nickel, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 913.

Source:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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