In which year was the 50 pence piece introduced into circulation?
"Ten pence (Irish coin) The ten pence (10p) () coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound. It was used in the Republic of Ireland from 1969 to 2002, with its last minting issue in 2000. It replaced the florin coin, of which it shared its design. Two different designs of the coin exist, both featuring a salmon on the reverse. The second was introduced in 1993 and is smaller, due to the reduction of the coin's value by inflation. It was introduced two years prior to Decimal Day, 15 February 1971, due to its value at a tenth of"
"Fifty pence (British coin) The British decimal fifty pence (50p) coin – often pronounced ""fifty pee"" – is a unit of currency equalling one half of a pound sterling. It is a seven-sided coin formed as an equilateral-curve heptagon, or Reuleaux polygon, a curve of constant width, meaning that the diameter is constant across any bisection. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction in 1969. Four different portraits of the Queen have been used, with the latest design by Jody Clark being introduced in 2015. The second and current reverse, featuring a segment"
"Fifty pence (Irish coin) The fifty pence (50p) () coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound. It was introduced in Ireland on 17 February 1970. It replaced the ten shilling coin when decimalised, and due to this conversion was introduced a year before Decimal Day in 1971. It is a seven sided coin, an equilateral curve heptagon of constant breadth (3 centimetres) and mass 13.5 grams. The sides are not straight but are curved so that the centre of curvature is the opposite apex of the coin - this is an equilateral curve which allows the coin to roll"
"50-cent piece (Canadian coin) The fifty-cent piece, also referred to as the half dollar (), is the common name of the Canadian coin worth 50 cents. The coin's reverse depicts the coat of arms of Canada. At the opening ceremonies for the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, held on January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey struck the Dominion of Canada's first domestically produced coin. It was a silver fifty-cent piece bearing the effigy of King Edward VII. Though it is regularly minted, it is not made in large quantities (approximate annual average production of 150,000), and since 2004"
"½, 1, 2, 5 and 10 pence coins were introduced. 50 pence coins were introduced in 1980, followed by 20 pence in 1982, 1 pound in 1987 and a circulating 2 pounds in 2004. The ½ penny coin was last issued in 1983 and was demonetised shortly after. Smaller versions of the 5p, 10p and 50p, corresponding to the current UK issues, were issued in 1998, replacing the larger versions (which for the 5p was eight years after its introduction in the UK). The introduction of the circulation £2 coin in 2004 was six years after the same coin was"
"Bank of England £50 note The Bank of England £50 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the highest denomination of banknote issued for public circulation by the Bank of England. The current cotton note, first issued in 2011, bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and the images of engineer and scientist James Watt and industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton on the reverse. Fifty pound notes were introduced by the Bank of England for the first time in 1725. The earliest notes were handwritten and were issued as needed to individuals. These notes"
"first introduced in 1998, and older 5 and 10 pence were replaced by downsized issues featuring new animal designs that same year. However, the 50 pence was not actually downsized until 2003. Until that time the original, larger sized 50 pence continued to circulate before being phased out. In 2002, nickel-brass 2-pound coins were introduced to replace the note, and bimetallic 2-pound coins were also first introduced to the islands the following year. The edge inscriptions of the 2-pound coins are (in capitals) ""500th Anniversary"" for the 2002 coin and ""Loyal and Faithful"" for the 2003 coin. All circulation coins"
"Five pence (British coin) The British decimal five pence (5p) coin – often pronounced ""five pee"" – is a unit of currency equaling five one-hundredths of a pound sterling. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction on 23 April 1968, replacing the shilling in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. A smaller version of the coin was introduced in June 1990 with the older coins being withdrawn on 31 December 1990. Four different portraits of the Queen have been used, with the latest design by Jody Clark being introduced in 2015. The second and"
"Bank of Scotland £50 note The Bank of Scotland £50 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second largest of five banknote denominations issued by the Bank of Scotland. The current cotton note, first issued in 2007 bears the image of Walter Scott on the obverse and a vignette of the Falkirk Wheel on the reverse. Paper currency was introduced in Scotland immediately following the foundation of the Bank of Scotland in 1695. Early banknotes were monochrome, and printed on one side only. The issuing of banknotes by Scottish banks was regulated by the Banknote (Scotland)"
"and 1970, occasional issues such as the fourpence under William IV between 1836 and 1837, and on the 50 pence coin between 1969 and 2008. See ""External Links"" below for examples of all these coins and others. In the spring of 2008, the Royal Mint unveiled new coin designs ""reflecting a more modern twenty-first century Britain"" which do not feature the image of Britannia. This decision courted some controversy, with tabloid press campaigns, in particular that of the ""Daily Mail"", launched to ""save Britannia"". The government has pointed out, however, that earlier-design 50p coins will remain in circulation for the"
"Ireland 1988 commemorative 50 Pence coin Ireland issued a commemorative 50 pence coin in 1988. A harp, bearing the inscription 'ÉIRE 1988' - Ireland 1988. The civic coat of arms of Dublin with dates on either side and the denomination above, bearing the inscription 'AT CLIATH 1000 DUBLIN'. '988 1988'. '50p'. Cupronickel. Plain. Heptagonal. Medallic alignment. A currency coin and commemorative coin. Irish Mint, Dublin, Ireland. This coin was issued to commemorate the Millennium of Dublin. This coin was issued by the Republic of Ireland during the term of Patrick Hillery as the President of Ireland (1976–90). Coincraft's Standard Catalogue"
"Indian 50-rupee note The (50) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The present 50 banknote in circulation since 1996 is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes. The 50 banknote denomination was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1975 as a part of the Lion Capital Series, which had the Ashoka pillar on the banknote. It was replaced by a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in 1996. On 10 November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India announced, a new redesigned 50 banknote was to be available as a part"
"Roman script and ""Áth Cliath"" in Gaelic script, its equivalent in the Irish language. The coin was designed by Tom Ryan who would later design the Irish pound coin. Not many of these limited edition coins were produced. Production of fifty pence coins ceased between 1988 and 1996 because of previous oversupply and because of reduced demand following the introduction of the twenty pence coin. The coin was withdrawn on the advent of the euro in 2002, with its last minting issue in 2000. Fifty pence (Irish coin) The fifty pence (50p) () coin was a subdivision of the Irish"
"Bank of Ireland £50 note The Bank of Ireland £50 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second largest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of Ireland. The Bank of Ireland began issuing notes in 1783, the same year as the bank's founding. Early banknotes were denominations of the Irish Pound, but following that currency's abolition in 1826 banknotes produced by the Bank of Ireland were denominated in pounds sterling. These early banknotes were printed by the bank in Dublin, and featured a design with a row of Mercury heads across the top. This basic"
"50 centimes and franc were both minted in 1921 in Paris, and in 1924 at Poissy with the thunderbolt privy mark. In 1928, under the reign of Mohammed V, silver 5, 10 and 20 francs coins were introduced. These coins, and all following coins, were minted in Paris. Between 1945 and 1947, aluminum-bronze 50 centimes, 1, 2 and 5 francs and cupro-nickel 10 and 20 francs coins were issued. Another new coinage followed between 1951 and 1953 in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 francs in aluminum, 10, 20 and 50 francs in aluminum-bronze, and silver 100 and 200 francs."
"portrait <br> Twenty pence (British coin) The British decimal twenty pence (20p) coin – often pronounced ""twenty pee"" – is a unit of currency equal to 20/100 of a pound sterling. Like the 50p coin, it is an equilateral curve heptagon. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 9 June 1982. Four different portraits of the Queen have been used; the latest design by Jody Clark was introduced in 2015. The second and current reverse (as of 2017), featuring a segment of the Royal Shield, was introduced in 2008. Twenty and fifty"
"issued in the UK. All the coins have the same composition and size as the corresponding British coins. Between 1899 and 1901, the government introduced notes for 5 and 10 shillings, 1 and 5 pounds. The 5 shilling notes were issued until 1916. Following decimalisation in 1971, the 10-shilling note of the preceding issue became the new 50-pence note, though it retained its old design. 10 pound notes were introduced in 1975, followed by 20 pounds in 1984 and 50 pounds in 1990. Banknotes in circulation are: Falkland Islands' banknotes feature the same images, differing only in their respective denominations"
"remain unchanged. Under the new system, the pound was retained but was divided into 100 new pence, denoted by the symbol ""p"". New coinage was issued alongside the old coins. The 5p and 10p coins were introduced in April 1968 and were the same size, composition, and value as the shilling and two shillings coins in circulation with them. In October 1969 the 50p coin was introduced, with the 10s note withdrawn on 20 November 1970. This reduced the number of new coins that had to be introduced on Decimal Day and meant that the public was already familiar with"
"Twenty pence (British coin) The British decimal twenty pence (20p) coin – often pronounced ""twenty pee"" – is a unit of currency equal to 20/100 of a pound sterling. Like the 50p coin, it is an equilateral curve heptagon. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 9 June 1982. Four different portraits of the Queen have been used; the latest design by Jody Clark was introduced in 2015. The second and current reverse (as of 2017), featuring a segment of the Royal Shield, was introduced in 2008. Twenty and fifty pence coins"
"The Royal Bank of Scotland £50 note The Royal Bank of Scotland £50 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second largest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current cotton note, first issued in 2005 bears an image of Lord Ilay, one of the founders of the bank, on the obverse and a vignette of Inverness Castle on the reverse. The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing £50 notes in 1727, the same year as the bank's founding. Early banknotes were monochrome, and printed on one side only. The issuing of"
"itself was unchanged by decimalisation.) The first decimal coins – the five pence (5p) and ten pence (10p) — were introduced in 1968 in the run-up to decimalisation in order to familiarise the public with the new system. These initially circulated alongside the pre-decimal coinage and had the same size and value as the existing one shilling and two shilling coins respectively. The fifty pence (50p) coin followed in 1969, replacing the old ten shilling note. The remaining decimal coins – at the time, the half penny (p), penny (1p) and two pence (2p) — were issued in 1971 at"
"was decided to replace the 10/- note with the 50p coin. The ten-shilling note was withdrawn from circulation on 20 November 1970 following the introduction on 14 October 1969 of the fifty pence coin. The first Bank of England £1 note was issued on 2 March 1797 under the direction of Thomas Raikes, Governor of the Bank of England, and according to the orders of the government of William Pitt the Younger, in response to the need for smaller denomination banknotes to replace gold coin during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Bank of England's first £1 note since 1845 was"
"are known to have been minted. Each of these 276 coins was mounted in a clock as gifts to mint employees. This makes the 2000-P 50-cent coin one of the rarest Canadian half-dollars ever produced. 50-cent piece (Canadian coin) The fifty-cent piece, also referred to as the half dollar (), is the common name of the Canadian coin worth 50 cents. The coin's reverse depicts the coat of arms of Canada. At the opening ceremonies for the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, held on January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey struck the Dominion of Canada's first domestically produced"
"Hong Kong fifty-cent coin The fifty-cent coin was first introduced as a .900 purity silver half dollar in 1866. These coins were 13.41 grams, with a diameter of 32 mm, thickness of 2 mm, and a reeded edge. The design was similar to the British trade dollar, except the image of Britannia was replaced by Queen Victoria. The dates of issue were 1866-67 with only 59,000 issued for both dates combined. In 1890, a second issue of this coin was made, this time as a fifty-cent piece. The mintage years was from 1890–94 and 1902, 1904-05. The coin was reeded"
"""new pence""). The symbol for the penny is ""p""; hence an amount such as 50p (£0.50) properly pronounced ""fifty pence"" is more colloquially, quite often, pronounced ""fifty pee"" /fɪfti pi/. This also helped to distinguish between new and old pence amounts during the changeover to the decimal system. A decimal halfpenny was issued until 1984, but was removed due to having a higher cost to manufacture than its face value. Before decimalisation, the pound was divided into 20 shillings and each shilling into 12 pence, making 240 pence to the pound. The symbol for the shilling was """"s"".""—not from the"
"50 pesetas in 1958 and smaller aluminium 10 and 25 céntimos in 1959. Silver 100 pesetas were issued between 1966 and 1969, with aluminium 50 céntimos introduced in 1967. In 1966 Franco's profile was redesigned to depict a more current representation of the leader. Following the accession of King Juan Carlos, there were a few changes. The replacement of Franco's portrait with that of Juan Carlos on the 50 céntimos and 1 peseta in 1975 and the addition of a cupro-nickel 100 pesetas in 1976. 10 céntimos were discontinued. However, more significant changes occurred to each coin in 1982. Following"
"was marked by one million commemorative Liberation pennies that were struck for Jersey. In 1957, a nickel-brass 3 pence coin was introduced carrying the denomination ""one fourth of a shilling"". The 1957 and 1960 issues were round, with a dodecagonal version introduced in 1964. In 1968, 5 and 10 pence coins were introduced, followed by 50 pence in 1969 and ½p, 1p and 2 pence in 1971 when decimalisation took place. All had the same composition and size as the corresponding British coins. The reverse of the first issue of decimal coinage bore the coat of arms of Jersey as"
"with the denomination in orange and the Seal of the Bailiwick in royal blue on the reverse. From 1942, the 1-shilling, 3-pence notes were overprinted to produce 1-shilling notes. In 1945, following liberation, 5-pound notes were introduced and production of all denominations below 10 shillings ended. The 10 shilling note was replaced by the 50-new-pence coin in the run up to decimalisation. Ten-pound notes were introduced in 1975, followed by 20 pounds in 1980 and 50 pounds in 1994. Although 1- and 2-pound coins have been introduced, the 1-pound note still circulates. A commemorative 20-pound note was issued in 2012"
"current by a proclamation of 25 November 1952, effective 1 January 1953. No pennies were struck for circulation in 1953, the only extant denomination between the farthing and half crown not to see a circulation issue. This was because of the large number of pennies in circulation. Specimen sets, including the penny, were issued for the Queen's Coronation that year, with the obverse of each coin inscribed around the right-facing bust of the Queen by Mary Gillick. These were not issued for circulation, but as the specimen sets were sold for only a slight advance on face value, many were"
"in 1993. In 1997 a commemorative coin was issued for the hand over of Hong Kong to China. It featured an ox. Mintage years are as follows: 1951, 1958, 1960–61, 1963–68, 1970–75, 1977–80, 1990, 1993–95, 1997-98 and 2015. Mintmarks Hong Kong fifty-cent coin The fifty-cent coin was first introduced as a .900 purity silver half dollar in 1866. These coins were 13.41 grams, with a diameter of 32 mm, thickness of 2 mm, and a reeded edge. The design was similar to the British trade dollar, except the image of Britannia was replaced by Queen Victoria. The dates of issue"
"Australian fifty-dollar note The Australian fifty-dollar note is an Australian banknote with a face value of fifty Australian dollars (A$50). It is currently a polymer banknote, featuring portraits of David Unaipon and Edith Cowan. There was no fifty-dollar note released as part of the initial rollout of decimal currency in 1966, but inflation necessitated its introduction seven years later in 1973. The original paper fifty-dollar note, designed by Gordon Andrews, has a scientific theme. On the front of the note is a portrait of Australian pathologist Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey and scenes of laboratory research. On the back is"
"of the Royal Shield, was introduced in 2008. Twenty pence and fifty pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of £10; this means that it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in 20p and 50p coins in order to settle a debt. As of March 2014 there were an estimated 948 million 50p coins in circulation. In 1967 the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint approached the Decimal Currency Board to ask for their advice on the introduction of a new coin. The 10 shilling note then in use was lasting only"
"the reverse of the £50 note is an image of Inverness Castle. Information taken from The Committee of Scottish Bankers website. The Royal Bank of Scotland £50 note The Royal Bank of Scotland £50 note is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the second largest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current cotton note, first issued in 2005 bears an image of Lord Ilay, one of the founders of the bank, on the obverse and a vignette of Inverness Castle on the reverse. The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing £50 notes in"