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50p Coin Mintage Figures

50p mintage figures for all commemorative 50 pence coins in current coin circulation.

A rare coin is a 50p with a low mintage number, such as the Kew Gardens 50p.

50p Mintage Figures
CoinNameMintage
kew gardens 50pKew Gardens 50p210,000
sir isaac newton 50pSir Isaac Newton 50p1,801,500
Suffragette 50pSuffragette 50p3,124,030
WWF 50pWWF 50p3,400,000
NHS 50pNHS 50p5,001,000
paddington at the station 50pPaddington at the Station 50p5,001,000
european union 50pEuropean Union 50p5,043,002
benjamin britten 50pBenjamin Britten 50p5,300,000
Battle of Britain 50pBattle of Britain 50p5,900,000
paddington at the palace 50pPaddington at the Palace 50p5,901,000
team gb 50pTeam GB 50p6,400,000
commonwealth games 50pCommonwealth Games 50p6,500,000
battle of hastings 50pBattle of Hastings 50p6,700,000
christopher ironside 50pChristopher Ironside 50p7,000,000
girlguiding 50pGirlguiding 50p7,410,090
Scouting 50pScouting 50p7,710,750
People Act 50pPeople Act 50p9,000,000
Roger Bannister 50pRoger Bannister 50p9,032,500
brexit 50pBrexit 50p10,000,000
Victoria Cross 50p Heroic ActsVictoria Cross 50p Heroic Acts10,000,500
Public Libraries 50pPublic Libraries 50p11,263,000
Victoria Cross 50p The MedalsVictoria Cross 50p The Medals12,087,000
dictionary 50pSamuel Johnson's Dictionary 50p17,649,000
   

Beatrix Potter 50p Coin Mintage Figures

Beatrix Potter 50p Coin Mintage Figures
CoinNameMintage
Flopsy Bunny 50pFlopsy Bunny 50p1,400,000
2018 peter rabbit 50p2018 Peter Rabbit 50p1,400,000
mrs tittlemouse 50pMrs Tittlemouse 50p1,700,000
jemima puddle duck 50pJemima Puddle-Duck 50p2,100,000
The Tailor of Gloucester 50pThe Tailor of Gloucester 50p3,900,000
Squirrel Nutkin 50pSquirrel Nutkin 50p5,000,000
Beatrix Potter 150th Anniversary 50pBeatrix Potter 150th Anniversary 50p6,900,000
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 50pMrs Tiggy-Winkle 50p8,800,000
tom kitten 50pTom Kitten 50p9,500,000
2016 peter rabbit 50p2016 Peter Rabbit 50p9,600,000
Mr Jeremy Fisher 50pMr Jeremy Fisher 50p9,900,000
2017 peter rabbit 50p2017 Peter Rabbit 50p19,900,000
Benjamin Bunny 50pBenjamin Bunny 50p25,000,000
Mintage Figures Data source:
The Royal Mint

There are many collectible 50p coins in circulation, some are rare coins and valuable.

Find out The Royal Mint mintage figures to know do you have a rare coin?

How much is your fifty pence worth today?

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Many fifty pence British Coin collectors follow the Great British Coin Hunt from The Royal Mint.

Our site can help you to see what coins to collect and which ones are the rarest and most sought-after.

50p Coin List

Download our 50p Coin List PDF File  with mintage figures.

50p coin list

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Definitive coins

Non-commemorative coins in general circulation are known as “definitive” coins.

These currently include the familiar Britannia 50p, Royal Arms 50p and Royal Shield 50p.

Due to their low mintage numbers, definitive 50 pence coins that British Coin collectors look out for are:

  • 2017 Royal Shield: Mintage: 1,800,000
  • 2008 Britannia: Mintage: 3,500,000
  • 2007 Britannia Mintage: 11,200,00
  • 2015 Royal Shield: Mintage: 20,101,000

How many London Olympic 50p coins are there?

The Royal Mint issued 29 different 50 pence coins to commemorate the Olympic Games held in London in 2012.

Olympic 50p Mintage List

50p Mintage Figures
CoinNameMintage
Blue Peter 50p BUBlue Peter 50p100,000
Football 50pFootball 50p1,125,500
wrestling 50pWrestling 50p1,129,500
judo 50pJudo 50p1,161,500
triathlon 50pTriathlon 50p1,163,500
tennis 50pTennis 50p1,454,000
goalball 50pGoalball 50p1,615,500
shooting 50pShooting 50p1,656,500
taekwondo 50pTaekwondo 50p1,664,000
handball 50pHandball 50p1,676,500
modern pentathlon 50pModern Pentathlon 50p1,689,500
rowing 50pRowing 50p1,717,300
gymnastics 50pGymnastics 50p1,720,813
table tennis 50pTable Tennis 50p1,737,500
basketball 50pBasketball 50p1,748,000
sailing 50pSailing 50p1,749,500
wheelchair rugby 50pWheelchair Rugby 50p1,765,500
hockey 50pHockey 50p1,773,500
weightlifting 50pWeightlifting 50p1,879,500
cycling 50pCycling 50p2,090,500
fencing 50pFencing 50p2,115,500
badminton 50pBadminton 50p2,133,500
volleyball 50pVolleyball 50p2,133,500
equestrian 50pEquestrian 50p2,142,500
boxing 50pBoxing 50p2,148,500
boccia 50pBoccia 50p2,166,000
canoeing 50pCanoeing 50p2,166,500
aquatics 50pAquatics 50p2,179,000
athletics 50pAthletics 50p2,224,000
archery 50pArchery 50p3,345,500

The Brilliant Uncirculated edition of these coins were originally sold individually by The Royal Mint for £2.99 +P&P

  • Manufactured to a higher standard on a slower press
  • Packed carefully into a protective capsule
  • Presented on a colourful London 2012 design card
  • Placed into a polybag for extra protection
  • Features official London 2012 logo

Known as the 50p Sports Collection, if you bought all 29 coins in the set they offered a FREE Coin Album to hold all coins plus the Completer Medal.

Which are the rare Olympic coins?

Aquatics 50p Lines Across Face

The Aquatics 50p first edition with lines across the face of the swimmer is a rare coin.

 

Aquatics 50p rare coin
Aquatics 50p rare coin

Only 600 of the Aquatics 50 pence coins were issued with the water covering the face of the swimmer before the design was changed to show no water lines across the face.

A 1st Edition Aquatics coin in original BU coin pack sold on the 3rd February 2019 for £957.50, according to this eBay Sold Item listing.

The 2nd edition Aquatics 50 pence is NOT a rare coin.

Beware! due to the high value and demand for this coin there are copies / fake coins in circulation and on eBay. Do your research before you buy one.

Blue Peter 50p

The Blue Peter 50p Winner’s Edition is a rare coin.

Blue Peter 50p Winner's Edition rare coin

In 2009, the BBC Children’s TV program Blue Peter held a competition for it’s viewers to send in their design for an Olympic 50 pence.

The winner was Florence Jackson’s drawing of a high-jumper. Nine-year-old Florence, from Bristol, was the first child ever to work with the Royal Mint to design a UK coin.

Blue Peter 50p
Blue Peter 50p

A limited edition of these Blue Peter 50p Winner’s Edition coins were minted in 2009 and it’s these ones that are rare.

It is thought that only 100,000 of the commemorative coins with a 2009 stamp were minted.

The 2011 variant of the Athletics 50p is NOT a rare coin.

Second on the rare Olympic 50p coin list is the Football 50p, also referred to as the Offside Rule coin.

This is the lowest mintage coin of the 2011 issues, closely followed by Wrestling, Judo and Triathlon.

All are sought-after by British Coin collectors and UK Numismatists.

NIFC Coins

Some fifty pence coins are formally known as NIFC (Not Intended For Circulation) which means the Royal Mint has released them as collectable coins only and not put them into general circulation. You will not find these coins in your pocket change.

50p Mintage Figures
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2019 Kew Gardens 50p2019 Kew Gardens 50pBuy It Now
2019 peter rabbit 50p2019 Peter Rabbit 50pBuy It Now
gruffalo 50pGruffalo 50pBuy It Now
sherlock holmes 50pSherlock Holmes 50pBuy It Now
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Some of these coins are still available to purchase directly from the Royal Mint in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

Don’t pay more for a circulated coin on eBay when you can get it directly from the mint!

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