Special 50p pieces

[bosscerbera]

Can anyone tell me how many special 50p pieces there have been and what they commemorate?

I've found these in my change tray:

1998 - EU coin ....why?
2000 - Public libraries ....50 years of them?
2004 - Picture of runner ...why?

Does anyone know more details or of other special 50p pieces?

[m1spw]

1998 was probably the formation of the EU or some new rules implimented
2004 was the ccommonwelth Games in Manchester I think?

correct me if I'm wrong

[mutt]

I think there have been 9 different 50 pence pieces, including the standard Brittania one.

[mutt]

Knew I'd seen something on this recently ...

BBC said:

Apart from the regular image of Britannia seated, there have been nine other 50p designs. The designs reflected the UK joining the EEC (1973), the completion of the Single Market (1992-93), 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings (1994), UK's presidency of the EU (1998), 50th anniversary of the NHS (1998), 150th anniversary of the Public Libraries Act (2000), 100th anniversary of the formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (2003), 50th anniversary of the first four-minute mile by Roger Bannister (2004), 250th anniversary of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language.

[bosscerbera]

I've found out this so far and that there have been various other proof coins/specials that weren't circulated.

Old size
1992/3 EC Presidency - Conference Table
1994 D-Day - Ships & Planes

New Smaller Size
1998 25th Anniversary UK membership of EU
2000 150th Anniversary British Public Libraries
2003 Suffragettes - Votes for Women  (not sure if this was issued or not)
2004 Four Minute Mile

Should probably pay more attention to shrapnel in pocket.

[scared but happy]

Isle of Man? - the running leg one.

[bosscerbera]

scared but happy said:

Isle of Man? - the running leg one.

Apparently there was an Isle of Man TT one with bikes on.

[scared but happy]

Answer to all your prayers.

www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/Corporate/Corp_british_coinage/CoinDesign/50pCoin.asp


I must have dreampt the isle of man thing

>> Edited by scared but happy on Friday 26th August 17:53

[bosscerbera]

Cheers!

[mutt]

scaredbuthappy's website said:

The 50p is legal tender for amounts up to £10

So you can't use 21 50 pence pieces to pay for something that is £10.50? Strange!

[bosscerbera]

I never knew that, or the limits on all other coins except £1 and £2.

Learn something everyday...

[Graham]

Id be interested to know how long there have been limits like that. I bet its fairly recent to stop people paying their council tax in 1p's fecking govt :fume:

[Teppic]

bosscerbera said:

Apparently there was an Isle of Man TT one with bikes on.

Got one in my change from a snack machine.

[scared but happy]

So did I dream this isle of man running leg one then?

[Teppic]

scared but happy said:

So did I dream this isle of man running leg one then?

I do remember a three-legged coin, but I'm not 100% certain it was a 50p coin.

[scared but happy]

HA! I am not going mad here it is:

www.gov.im/treasury/coins/coins.xml
(it is an IOM import).

[dinkel]

Just doing a bit of a P&P tour and WTF!!! I can't believe you guys are playing coin collectors: they are - next to stamp collectors - surely the most dreadfull people on earth . . .

Ted: new forum please! 'Odd hobbies' or something.

[simpo two]

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[Alice Cupra]

Interesting, the legal tender bit.

"The 1p coin is legal tender for amounts up to 20p."

But when banks and shops send 1p's around the country, they are in coin bags of 50p or £1.

So, if I was to steal these bags, would I be committing a crime, as they weren't legal tender anyway?

[rob-c]

The Isle of man do loads of commemoratve coins, to cash in on the collector market.

They do a Christmas 50p every year and there are several 50p coins with TT racing scenes.

The 3 legs is the coat of arms of the Isle of Man and turns up all over the place.