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The Benjamin Britten 50p can be found in your change: 5,300,000 coins dated 2013 were struck to enter circulation.
This fifty pence was available to purchase in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) quality from release date: 16 October 2013. Total BU Mintage figures include 5,098 coins in Benjamin Britten Royal Mint packs and 8,239 sold in other packaging such as sets / cards (official distributors).
The circulation (CIRC) 50p is worth £1. The Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Benjamin Britten 50p was available from £8.00 on issue, in as new condition this BU 50p coin is worth about £40.
There are many 50p coin designs that can be found in your change - find out which 50p coins are the most valuable?
A design with the inscription "BENJAMIN BRITTEN" framed on a double stave and the two halves of the name separated by "COMPOSER · BORN 1913". The inscription " ·BLOW BUGLE BLOW ·" and "· SET THE WILD ECHOES FLYING ·".
Design by: Tom Phillips CBE RA4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS with the inscription "ELIZABETH • II D • G • REG • F • D FIFTY PENCE • 2013 •".
Coin SpecificationThe value of a coin is always related to the condition. A UK 2013 Benjamin Britten 50p coin in good circulated condition (A few small contact marks on the coin, but retains some original shine and most of the original design detail.) is more desirable to a collector than a worn down battered coin.
Prices shown on this page relate to coins created for circulation (CIRC) and coins available to buy in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) quality. These are coins produced to a higher standard that show more detail and have none of the marks and scratches that will be seen on all circulation quality coins.
Some coins made for circulation remain "Uncirculated" as they have been kept in or taken from the original sealed coin bag they were packed in after being sent out from The Royal Mint. These are still circulation quality coins - but may keep more of the orginal shine and have a few less contact marks.
Coins not in sealed bags or held in a collection out of the 5,300,000 coins struck, will now have been in circulation for 11 years.