2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Fifty Pences

Reverse of 2015 Brilliant Uncirculated Fifty Pence - Battle of Britain

Obverse of 2015 Brilliant Uncirculated Fifty Pence - Battle of Britain

Obverse of 2015 Battle of Britain 50 Pence in Folder

Reverse of 2015 Battle of Britain 50 Pence in Folder

In 2015, the Royal Mint issued a 50 pence coin to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

We received our first order of coins on the 1st December, 2015.

Update - As of 14th January, 2016, the coins are sold out at the Royal Mint. Once we have sold our stock we will not be able to get any more.

Uncirculated in Folder*

If you wish to buy this product you will be redirected to www.chards.co.uk

*Please note that due to demand these are limited to one coin per customer.

The Battle of Britain

By July 1940, Nazi Germany had defeated most of Europe, including France, and were ready to commence with a seaborne invasion of Britain (nicknamed Operation Sea Lion). In preparation for the invasion, the German air forces (Luftwaffe) were sent to destroy Britain's Royal Air Force in order to prevent them from sinking the ships carrying German soldiers across.

German planes attacked towns and army defences first, before moving their targets to airport runways and British radar. The British Air Force fought back, shooting down German planes and defending their country in the process.

As Hitler grew frustrated with how long it was taking to defeat Britain's air force, the raids began to become less frequent.

The name 'Battle of Britain comes from a speech by Sir Winston Churchill, in which he (referring to France being overrun by Germany) said that "the Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin." 

No Denomination Error?

If you look carefully at the Brilliant Uncirculated coin, you'll notice that there's no denomination on it. Nowhere on the coin does it state what the value of the coin is, either in numbers or in words. We believe this may be an error on the mints behalf, as we can see no reason to leave it off the design. The Royal Mint have confirmed that the coins made for circulation will feature the face value on the obverse. To find out whether a coin without a face value is still a coin, read our blog here.

Design

The reverse design is by sculptor, Gary Breeze, and shows pilots running to their planes. Breeze has said that the inspiration behind the design was to remind people "of the selfless sacrifice of the few. The airmen run away from us. They don't walk slowly to their fate, and we may never see them again.”

The obverse is the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen.

2015 The Royal Navy First World War Two Pound Coin

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2015 Coin Set

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If you want to find the value of a coin you own, please take a look at our page I've Found An Old Coin, What's It Worth?

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