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1979 50p Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II 2nd portrait

1979United Kingdom

Part of 50p coins

Worth about £0.59 in circulated condition. 58,680,000 were minted, the 93rd lowest of any circulation 50p.

Denomination

50p

Type Value

£0.59

Numista type value · May 20261979 not priced separatelyHow we value coins

Condition

Circulation

Mintage

58,680,000

Physical Properties

Composition:Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni)

Weight:13.5g

Shape:Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)

Diameter:30mm

Thickness:2.45mm

Currency:Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)

Mint:Royal Mint (Tower Hill)

Features & Details

Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni)

Value source:Numista type value

Value date:18 May 2026

Is the 1979 50p (Elizabeth II) rare?

93rd/ 103

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Its circulation mintage of 58,680,000 is the 93rd lowest of 103 circulation 50p coins in the catalogue.

Versions of the 1979 Elizabeth II 50p

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Circulation
£0.59
Mintage 58,680,000
1979 50p Elizabeth II (this page)
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Proof
£3.38
Mintage 81,000
1979 50p Elizabeth II Proof

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