1998 Fifty Pences - Three Different Designs!

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1998 Fifty Pences

All Three Types of 1998 Fifty Pence Share a Common Obverse - The Fourth Portrait

1998 Fifty Pence - The Definitive Britannia Reverse

Reverse of 1998 Fifty Pence - The European Union 25th Anniversary

Reverse of 1998 Commemorative Design for 50th Anniversary of the National Health Service

1998 EEC Silver Proof Fifty Pence in Presentation Box

Three Different Designs
In 1998, fifty pence coins were issued featuring three different designs in the same year.
In addition to this, there were also special collectors editions issued of each of the three designs, in different metals and finishes.

New Obverse Design - Fourth Portrait
All 1998 coins carried the new fourth portrait obverse design by Ian Rank-Broadley, FRBS, FSNAD, whose initials IRB appear under the head.

The Three Designs
All three designs share the same common obverse, but the reverse designs differ.

Britannia
The ordinary definitive design of fifty pence features Britannia on the reverse.
Britannia first appeared on Roman coins relating to Britain, re-appearing in 1672 under Charles II on halfpennies and farthings. She remained mainly on copper or bronze coins, spread onto the first copper pennies and twopences of 1797. When the reverse designs of the copper coins changed with decimalisation, Britannia moved to the fifty pence coins.
EU Commemorative
The reverse shows a celebratory pattern of twelve stars representing the 12 members of the Union, with the dates 1973 and 1998. This coin commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, and also its six-month Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the first half of the year.
This reverse design was created by sculptor John Mills.
National Health Service
The reverse shows a pair of hands holding a set of radiating lines with the words "Fiftieth Anniversary", and the value "50". The letters NHS are repeated around the outer rim.

Specifications

Version	Mintage	Issue Price £
Uncirculated in Folder - NHS
Uncirculated in Folder - EEC
Silver Proof - NHS	9,032
Silver Proof - EEC	8,859
Piedfort Silver Proof - NHS	5,117
Piedfort Silver Proof - EEC	8,440
Gold Proof - NHS	651	£249
Gold Proof - EEC	1,177	£249

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BU Specimen in Folder - NHS

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