EEC 25th Anniversary 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin. Issuing Country: United Kingdom. Weight: 16.00 Grams / Diameter: 27.30mm. Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort. Issue Limit: 8,440 Worldwide. Presentation: Original Royal Mint Box with it’s Certificate of Authenticity. The 50p Fifty Pence Coin has been the chosen denomination to commemorate significant events in European History. The tradition continues in 1998 as the United Kingdom celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its entry into the European Economic Community and also its Presidency of the European Union during the first six months of 1988. To mark this occasion the Royal Mint has issued a superb Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid. The reverse design by John Mills features a celebratory pattern of the twelve stars of the European Union together with the dates 1973 and 1998. The obverse bears the new effigy of Her Majesty the Queen by Ian Rank Broadley. Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks. As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces. In Britain the practise of striking piedoforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks. The item “1998 Royal Mint EEC Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin Box Coa” is in sale since Thursday, August 31, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins\Coins\British\Proof Sets/Coins\2000s”. The seller is “thelondoncoincompany” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year of Issue: 1998
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Royal Mint: EEC Piedfort
- Silver Proof 50p: Boxed with Certificate