Nov 20, 2018 Victoria Cross Soldier 50p – a depiction of a soldier carrying a wounded comrade with an outline of the Victoria Cross surrounded by a sunburst effect in the background with the inscription “FIFTY PENCE”. Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof Fifty-Pence, 2006, struck in 22 carat gold for the 150 th Anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross, crowned bust right, IRB below truncation for designer Ian Rank-Broadley, Latin legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. Design by Claire Aldridge, a depiction of the obverse and reverse of a Victoria Cross with the. Victoria Cross 50p ( fifty pence) coin collectable 2006 donatasstore. From shop donatasstore. 5 out of 5 stars (9) 9 reviews $ 3.70. Only 1 left Favorite. Date Sold Category Lot Description Sale Price; Auction 170: World Cased: Lot 893: Tristan da Cunha Sets (3) The Victoria Cross Gold and Silver Commemorative Set a 3-piece set comprising Gold Double Crown 2014, 2.79 grammes of 9-carat Gold Proof FDC, Crown 2014 Silver Proof FDC and Replica VC medal.

Victoria Cross 50p Coin

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.

50p Coin Specification

The British fifty pence (50p) coin - often pronounced fifty pee - is a unit of currency equalling one half of a Pound Sterling. It is a seven-sided coin formed as an equilateral-curve heptagon, or Reuleaux polygon - a curve of constant width, meaning that the diameter is constant across any bisection. This shape, which was revolutionary at the time of its introduction, makes it easily distinguishable from round coins both by feel and by sight, while its constant breadth allows it to roll in vending machines.

The first UK Fifty Pence coin was issued in 1969 with the classic Britannia reverse design by Christopher Ironside, which was superseded in 2008 by the Matthew Dent design for circulation coins.The denomination is also extensively used to issue circulating commemorative coins.

Beginning in 2009, the Royal Mint started issuing 50 pence coins for collectors - such as this one - which are not meant to be released in circulation, so are classified as Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT).

The original Fifty Pence Victoria Cross - Award coin was issued in 2006 as a circulating commemorative to mark the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross - 'The Institution'.

The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. All who have received it have shown extraordinary bravery, many at the cost of their own lives. The original idea for the Victoria Cross was proposed by the Duke of Newcastle in 1854 and the Royal Warrant for the creation of the medal was signed by Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace on 29 January 1856. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross The Royal Mint struck two fifty pence coins (another coin depicts the Heroic Acts of the persons awarded with the VC).

This coin is part of a 16-coin set featuring sixteen different 50 pence designs (of which this was the twelfth) to mark 40 years since the introduction of the denomination. The UK 50p 40th Anniversary (1969 - 2009) Set was issued as copper-nickel proofs, silver proofs, gold proofs and gold piedfort proofs.

Victoria Cross Actress

No 2009-dated coins of this type were issued into circulation.