Description
The first obverse bust of the Queen was by Arnold Machin. It was the first portrait used on decimal coins, but was actually the second of the Queen, as the earlier pre-decimal coins all used an earlier portrait (1953-1970). The 1985 to 1997 bust of the Queen was by Raphael Maklouf.
The standard Britannia reverse was by Christopher Ironside. In 1982 the ‘NEW PENCE’ coins (Reverse 1) were seen as no longer all that new, so the word ‘NEW’ was replaced with ‘FIFTY’ (Reverse 2).
Proof coin’s years include: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997
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