Coin
50 Pence - Elizabeth II European Community; Silver (1992) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 1992 • KM#963a, Sp#H5
Overview
A 1992 silver proof 50 pence coin commemorating the British Presidency of the European Council of Ministers and the completion of the European Single Market. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1992
- Composition
- Silver (.925)
- Weight
- 13.5 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Thickness
- 2.5 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
- Shape
- Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM#963a, Sp#H5
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around. Lettering: ELIZABETH II DEI-GRA-REG-F-D RDM. Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith.
Reverse
A conference table seen from above, around which are arranged twelve chairs for the Council of Ministers. The table shows twelve stars, symbols of the European Community. Lettering: 1992 1993 UK MMD 50 PENCE.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Raphael David Maklouf (obverse), Mary Milner Dickens (reverse) is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 26,890 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM#963a, Sp#H5. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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