2004 Roger Bannister UK 50p Silver Proof Piedfort

£50.00

  • Manufacturer: Royal Mint
  • Issuing Country: United Kingdom
  • Year: 2004
  • Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 – 2022)
  • Series / Ranges: Roger Bannister
  • Denomination: 50p
  • Metal: Silver
  • Purity: .925
  • Metal Content: 0.4758 Troy Ounce
  • Weight: 16.00 Grams
  • Diameter: 27.30mm
  • Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort – may contain minor natural toning
  • Mintage: 4,054 Worldwide
  • Presentation: Boxed with Certificate

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Description

In 2004, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Roger Bannister’s Four Minute Mile, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.

The reverse was designed by James Butler and the obverse was designed by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks.
As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces.
In Britain the practise of striking piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.

  • Limited Mintage 4,054 Worldwide
  • Piedfort Double the Thickness and Weight of its Standard Counterpart
  • Struck to Royal Mint’s Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
  • Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Roger Bannister’s Four Minute Mile
  • Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity

Additional information

Weight 501 g

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