Great Britain 1998 50 pence KM-991

from the Stonecat Collection

In the decimal conversion, the fifty pence replaced the ten shilling note or gold half sovereign. Inflation, of course, meant that the half sovereign had long ceased to circulate. Collector proofs exist in silver, gold and platinum. The fifty pence was struck with this design 1998-2009. Commemorative fifty pence honoring the EU (KM 992) and the United Nations (KM 996) were struck in 1998.

Recorded mintage: 64,306,500 plus 63,670 proofs.

Specification: 8 g, copper-nickel, 27.3 mm diameter, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley.

Catalog reference: KM 991.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

Link to:

• 1981 50 new pence
• 1997 5 pence
• 1998 penny
• 1998 50 pence, European Common Market
• 1998 50 pence, 50th anniversary of the National Health Service
• 1998 sovereign
• 1998 2 pounds, St. George and the dragon
• 1998 5 pounds, St. George and the dragon
• 1998 5 pounds, Prince Charles' birthday
• 1998 10 pounds, 1/10 oz gold Britannia
• 1998 25 pounds, ¼ oz gold Britannia
• 1998 50 pounds, ½ oz gold Britannia
• 1998 100 pounds, 1 oz gold Britannia
• 2000 50 pence, public libraries
• Coins and currency dated 1998
• return to coins of Great Britain