2000 Public Libraries UK 50p Silver Proof

£30.00

  • Manufacturer: Royal Mint
  • Issuing Country: United Kingdom
  • Year: 2000
  • Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 – 2022)
  • Series / Ranges: Public Library
  • Denomination: 50p
  • Metal: Silver
  • Purity: .925
  • Metal Content: 0.2379 Troy Ounce
  • Weight: 8.00 Grams
  • Diameter: 27.30mm
  • Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort
  • Issue Limit: 7,634 Worldwide
  • Presentation: Boxed with Certificate

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Description

In 2000 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Public Library Act, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue commemorative Silver Proof 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.

Today, the Public Library Service lies at the very heart of every community in the United Kingdom, undergoing education and enriching the quality of life. It is perhaps the biggest cultural revolution the nation has seen, a revolution that began with the Public Libraries Act of 1850 and one that is still in full swing.
Its special reverse design, created by Mary Milner Dickens, depicts the turning pages of a book above the pediment of a classical library building, the facade decorated with CD‘s to give a modern perspective. The obverse features the portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank Broadley FRBS, FSNAD.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

  • Limited Mintage Worldwide 7,634
  • Minted in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
  • Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Public Library
  • Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity

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Weight 501 g

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