Coin
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; WWF (2011) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2011 • KM# 1196, Sp# H35
Overview
A Proof strike 50 Pence coin of the United Kingdom from 2011, produced in a limited mintage of 28,974 pieces. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund, the obverse features Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley. Struck with mirror-like fields characteristic of Proof coinage.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2011
- Composition
- Copper-nickel
- Weight
- 8 g
- Diameter
- 27.3 mm
- Thickness
- 1.78 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
- Shape
- Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 1196, Sp# H35
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Reverse
A selection of stylised icons to represent the various facets of the WWF and icons representing the human impact.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Ian Rank-Broadley, Matthew Dent is credited as the designer for the Circulating commemorative 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 28,974 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.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 1196, Sp# H35. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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