Saint Helena/Ascension, 50 Pence (Crown) 1953-2003

Ascension Silver Proof 50p 1953-2003 EIIR initials

A new coin in a new denomination is a rare event yet this issue from 2015 seemed to go almost unnoticed. This is the very first UK £50 coin and it also features Britannia standing holding a trident and shield in front of a globe. They were only issued in BU, no proofs exist and the mintage was relatively low at 78,644. We recently bought a group of them in their original Royal Mint packaging.

Another in the £20 Fine Silver Series, this one issued in 2015 to mark the occasion of our late Queen Elizabeth II becoming the Longest Reigning Monarch, surpassing the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. The obverse carries the Jody Clark portrait of the Queen and the reverse design, by Stephen Taylor, shows the five different portraits used on our coinage during her incredible reign. The coin comes sealed in the original Royal Mint packaging in Specimen BU condition.