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70-year-old Queen Elizabeth II head right
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ELIZABETH·II REG·F·D·
IRB
NHS NHS NHS
NHS FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
50
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Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
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KM# 1107: United Kingdom 1 penny (2008 - 2015)
KM# 1108: United Kingdom 2 pence (2008 - 2015)
KM# 1109: United Kingdom 5 pence (2008 - 2010)
KM# 1109d: United Kingdom 5 pence (2011 - 2015)
KM# 1110d: United Kingdom 10 pence (2011 - 2015)
KM# 991: United Kingdom 50 pence (1998 - 2009)
KM# 1112: United Kingdom 50 pence (2008 - 2015)

General

WCDB ID
229
Country
Flag: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Denomination
50 pence
Value
1⁄2 Pound sterling (GBP)
Dates
AD1998

Physical

Shape
Reuleaux heptagon (7 curved sides), rotated π⁄7 radians
Mass
8.00 g
Diameter
27.30 mm
Thickness
1.78 mm
Composition
75% Cu, 25% Ni
Color
Gray / Black / Silver Gray / Black / Silver
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Medallic: ↑ ↑
Edge
Plain/smooth
Tags
Crown / Coronet / Diadem / Tiara Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait of 70-Year-Old Elizabeth II

Other

Subject
50th Anniversary of the National Health System
Type
Commemorative

References

Wikipedia
Fifty pence (British coin)
Krause-Mischler
KM# 996
Numista
N# 1380