Official Platinum Jubilee 50p Announcement

O F F I C I A L

ROYAL
PROCLAMATION
confirms UK’s first Royal 50p Coin

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has confirmed that her Platinum Jubilee in 2022 will be celebrated with the nation’s first-ever Royal 50p Coin.

The announcement by Royal Proclamation confirms Britain’s most popular coin will be used to mark Her Majesty’s historic milestone, guaranteeing increased collector interest.

Whilst it is hoped that we will see these 50p coins in circulation, we should expect serious collector demand to centre around the limited-edition pieces, which are generally reserved for the silver and gold coin collectors.

Intriguing alternative Queen’s Head design

The Royal Proclamation has also raised an additional level of interest, revealing intriguing details of two different obverse designs – one featuring the normal Queen’s head design and a second portraying Her Majesty on horseback, in what appears to be a nod to her original 1953 Coronation Crown.

These details will only be used to update you on the Platinum Jubilee 50p coin.

Re-kindling the collecting hysteria of 1977

With such a significant issue, it seems likely we will see a return to collecting interest not seen since the Queen’s first Jubilee back in 1977. Back then 37,000,000 base metal crowns were issued alongside 377,000 collector edition Silver Proof Coins – a level of popularity unprecedented amongst modern releases.

Full Details of the Proclamation

The Proclamation advises there will be Platinum, Gold, Silver (and double-thickness Piedfort) versions of the coin as well as the standard Cupro-nickel version. It goes on to describe the coin with the two different obverses, as follows:

a) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy on horseback with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 50 PENCE ·” accompanied by the Garter Belt with the inscription “· HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse the number 70 and Our Royal Cypher surrounded with the dates “1952-2022”; or

(b) ‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 50 PENCE ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse the number 70 and Our Royal Cypher surrounded with the dates “1952-2022”