List of rare UK circulation 50p coins worth money (1997 to 2022)
51 of the 73 fifty pence coin designs found in change are worth more than face value.
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Check your change, if you collect all 73 fifty pence coins that can be found in change - your collection with a face value of £36.50 would be worth about £309.50.
This list shows just 50p coins in circulation, there are Brilliant Uncirculated 50p coins that you won't find in your change.
2009 CIRC
£163
£163
2009 BU
£225
£225
2019 BU
£45
£45
Kew Gardens
2009 Mintage: 210,000 Circulation • 103,553 BU
2009 Mintage: 210,000 Circulation • 103,553 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 31,250 BU
2011 CIRC
£13
£13
2011 BU
£25
£25
Football
2011 Mintage: 1,125,500 Circulation • 188,262 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,125,500 Circulation • 188,262 BU
2011 CIRC
£8.00
£8.00
2011 BU
£12
£12
Wrestling
2011 Mintage: 1,129,500 Circulation • 127,279 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,129,500 Circulation • 127,279 BU
2011 CIRC
£10
£10
2011 BU
£15
£15
Judo
2011 Mintage: 1,161,500 Circulation • 128,442 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,161,500 Circulation • 128,442 BU
2011 CIRC
£10
£10
2011 BU
£15
£15
Triathlon
2011 Mintage: 1,163,500 Circulation • 146,354 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,163,500 Circulation • 146,354 BU
2018 CIRC
£6.00
£6.00
2018 BU
£8.00
£8.00
Peter Rabbit
2018 Mintage: 1,400,000 Circulation • 163,403 BU
2018 Mintage: 1,400,000 Circulation • 163,403 BU
2018 CIRC
£5.00
£5.00
2018 BU
£7.00
£7.00
Flopsy Bunny
2018 Mintage: 1,400,000 Circulation • 132,759 BU
2018 Mintage: 1,400,000 Circulation • 132,759 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.50
£2.50
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Tennis
2011 Mintage: 1,454,000 Circulation • 144,535 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,454,000 Circulation • 144,535 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.75
£2.75
2011 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Goalball
2011 Mintage: 1,615,500 Circulation • 114,334 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,615,500 Circulation • 114,334 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.50
£2.50
2011 BU
£6.50
£6.50
Shooting
2011 Mintage: 1,656,500 Circulation • 125,398 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,656,500 Circulation • 125,398 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£6.00
£6.00
Taekwondo
2011 Mintage: 1,664,000 Circulation • 120,210 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,664,000 Circulation • 120,210 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£5.50
£5.50
Handball
2011 Mintage: 1,676,500 Circulation • 117,566 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,676,500 Circulation • 117,566 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Modern Pentathlon
2011 Mintage: 1,689,500 Circulation • 123,357 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,689,500 Circulation • 123,357 BU
2018 CIRC
£3.50
£3.50
2018 BU
£5.50
£5.50
Mrs Tittlemouse
2018 Mintage: 1,700,000 Circulation • 130,385 BU
2018 Mintage: 1,700,000 Circulation • 130,385 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Rowing
2011 Mintage: 1,717,300 Circulation • 140,977 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,717,300 Circulation • 140,977 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Gymnastics
2011 Mintage: 1,720,813 Circulation • 145,895 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,720,813 Circulation • 145,895 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.25
£2.25
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Table Tennis
2011 Mintage: 1,737,500 Circulation • 123,195 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,737,500 Circulation • 123,195 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£6.00
£6.00
Basketball
2011 Mintage: 1,748,000 Circulation • 137,157 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,748,000 Circulation • 137,157 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.25
£2.25
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Sailing
2011 Mintage: 1,749,500 Circulation • 138,535 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,749,500 Circulation • 138,535 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Wheelchair Rugby
2011 Mintage: 1,765,500 Circulation • 121,175 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,765,500 Circulation • 121,175 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.50
£2.50
2011 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Hockey
2011 Mintage: 1,773,500 Circulation • 130,813 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,773,500 Circulation • 130,813 BU
2017 CIRC
£3.00
£3.00
2017 BU
£6.00
£6.00
2018 BU
£35*
£35*
Sir Isaac Newton
2017 Mintage: 1,801,500 Circulation • 86,565 BU
2017 Mintage: 1,801,500 Circulation • 86,565 BU
2018 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 20,826 BU
* The 2018 BU coin was only available as Strike Your Own (SYO) from The Royal Mint Experience.
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Weightlifting
2011 Mintage: 1,879,500 Circulation • 121,778 BU
2011 Mintage: 1,879,500 Circulation • 121,778 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Cycling
2011 Mintage: 2,090,500 Circulation • 156,872 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,090,500 Circulation • 156,872 BU
2016 CIRC
£9.00
£9.00
2016 BU
£15
£15
Jemima Puddle-Duck
2016 Mintage: 2,100,000 Circulation • 138,937 BU
2016 Mintage: 2,100,000 Circulation • 138,937 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Fencing
2011 Mintage: 2,115,500 Circulation • 130,815 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,115,500 Circulation • 130,815 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Badminton
2011 Mintage: 2,133,500 Circulation • 124,237 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,133,500 Circulation • 124,237 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Volleyball
2011 Mintage: 2,133,500 Circulation • 124,115 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,133,500 Circulation • 124,115 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£6.00
£6.00
Equestrian
2011 Mintage: 2,142,500 Circulation • 145,122 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,142,500 Circulation • 145,122 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Boxing
2011 Mintage: 2,148,500 Circulation • 142,151 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,148,500 Circulation • 142,151 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Boccia
2011 Mintage: 2,166,000 Circulation • 126,662 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,166,000 Circulation • 126,662 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2011 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Canoeing
2011 Mintage: 2,166,500 Circulation • 116,114 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,166,500 Circulation • 116,114 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Aquatics
2011 Mintage: 2,179,000 Circulation • 157,990 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,179,000 Circulation • 157,990 BU
2011 CIRC
£2.00
£2.00
2011 BU
£4.00
£4.00
2009 BU
£250
£250
Athletics
2011 Mintage: 2,224,000 Circulation • 168,498 BU
2011 Mintage: 2,224,000 Circulation • 168,498 BU
2009 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 19,722 BU
2003 CIRC
£2.50
£2.50
2003 BU
£14
£14
Suffragettes
2003 Mintage: 3,124,030 Circulation • 122,581 BU
2003 Mintage: 3,124,030 Circulation • 122,581 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2011 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Archery
2011 Mintage: 3,345,500 Circulation • 140,195 BU
2011 Mintage: 3,345,500 Circulation • 140,195 BU
2011 CIRC
£1.75
£1.75
2011 BU
£14
£14
WWF
2011 Mintage: 3,400,000 Circulation • 67,299 BU
2011 Mintage: 3,400,000 Circulation • 67,299 BU
2018 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2018 BU
£4.00
£4.00
The Tailor of Gloucester
2018 Mintage: 3,900,000 Circulation • 136,319 BU
2018 Mintage: 3,900,000 Circulation • 136,319 BU
2016 CIRC
£1.25
£1.25
2016 BU
£6.50
£6.50
Squirrel Nutkin
2016 Mintage: 5,000,000 Circulation • 114,321 BU
2016 Mintage: 5,000,000 Circulation • 114,321 BU
1998 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
1998 BU
£15
£15
NHS
1998 Mintage: 5,001,000 Circulation • Unknown BU
1998 Mintage: 5,001,000 Circulation • Unknown BU
2018 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2018 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Paddington at the Station
2018 Mintage: 5,001,000 Circulation • 174,546 BU
2018 Mintage: 5,001,000 Circulation • 174,546 BU
1998 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
1998 BU
£8.00
£8.00
European Union
1998 Mintage: 5,043,000 Circulation • 111,562 BU
1998 Mintage: 5,043,000 Circulation • 111,562 BU
2013 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2013 BU
£38
£38
Benjamin Britten
2013 Mintage: 5,300,000 Circulation • 13,337 BU
2013 Mintage: 5,300,000 Circulation • 13,337 BU
2015 CIRC
£1.25
£1.25
2015 BU
£22*
£22*
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Battle of Britain
2015 Mintage: 5,900,000 Circulation • 0 BU
2015 Mintage: 5,900,000 Circulation • 0 BU
2015 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 53,096 BU
* The 2015 BU coin featured the 4th portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley on the obverse. There was also no demonination on this version of the 50p.
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 9,902 BU
2018 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2018 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Paddington at Buckingham Palace
2018 Mintage: 5,901,000 Circulation • 149,841 BU
2018 Mintage: 5,901,000 Circulation • 149,841 BU
2016 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2016 BU
£7.00
£7.00
Team GB
2016 Mintage: 6,400,000 Circulation • 42,646 BU
2016 Mintage: 6,400,000 Circulation • 42,646 BU
2014 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2014 BU
£11
£11
Glasgow Commonwealth Games
2014 Mintage: 6,500,000 Circulation • 36,364 BU
2014 Mintage: 6,500,000 Circulation • 36,364 BU
2016 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2016 BU
£6.00
£6.00
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Battle of Hastings
2016 Mintage: 6,700,000 Circulation • 57,520 BU
2016 Mintage: 6,700,000 Circulation • 57,520 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 9,902 BU
2016 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2016 BU
£7.00
£7.00
Beatrix Potter Anniversary
2016 Mintage: 6,900,000 Circulation • 125,085 BU
2016 Mintage: 6,900,000 Circulation • 125,085 BU
2013 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2013 BU
£42
£42
Christopher Ironside
2013 Mintage: 7,000,000 Circulation • 17,906 BU
2013 Mintage: 7,000,000 Circulation • 17,906 BU
2010 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2010 BU
£7.00
£7.00
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Girlguiding
2010 Mintage: 7,410,090 Circulation • 99,075 BU
2010 Mintage: 7,410,090 Circulation • 99,075 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 31,250 BU
2007 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2007 BU
£6.50
£6.50
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Scouting
2007 Mintage: 7,710,750 Circulation • 156,200 BU
2007 Mintage: 7,710,750 Circulation • 156,200 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 31,250 BU
2019 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2019 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Sherlock Holmes
2019 Mintage: 8,602,000 Circulation • 61,872 BU
2019 Mintage: 8,602,000 Circulation • 61,872 BU
2016 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2016 BU
£6.50
£6.50
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
2016 Mintage: 8,800,000 Circulation • 115,311 BU
2016 Mintage: 8,800,000 Circulation • 115,311 BU
2018 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2018 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Representation of the People Act
2018 Mintage: 9,000,000 Circulation • 71,128 BU
2018 Mintage: 9,000,000 Circulation • 71,128 BU
2019 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2019 BU
£6.00
£6.00
Paddington at the Tower
2019 Mintage: 9,001,000 Circulation • 32,465 BU
2019 Mintage: 9,001,000 Circulation • 32,465 BU
2019 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2019 BU
£6.00
£6.00
Paddington at St Paul's
2019 Mintage: 9,001,000 Circulation • 28,219 BU
2019 Mintage: 9,001,000 Circulation • 28,219 BU
2004 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2004 BU
£7.50
£7.50
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Roger Bannister
2004 Mintage: 9,032,500 Circulation • 109,379 BU
2004 Mintage: 9,032,500 Circulation • 109,379 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 31,250 BU
2017 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2017 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Tom Kitten
2017 Mintage: 9,500,000 Circulation • 159,302 BU
2017 Mintage: 9,500,000 Circulation • 159,302 BU
2016 CIRC
£1.50
£1.50
2016 BU
£8.00
£8.00
Peter Rabbit
2016 Mintage: 9,700,000 Circulation • 151,012 BU
2016 Mintage: 9,700,000 Circulation • 151,012 BU
2017 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2017 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Jeremy Fisher
2017 Mintage: 9,900,000 Circulation • 165,668 BU
2017 Mintage: 9,900,000 Circulation • 165,668 BU
2006 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2006 BU
£10
£10
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Victoria Cross heroic acts
2006 Mintage: 10,000,500 Circulation • 131,465 BU
2006 Mintage: 10,000,500 Circulation • 131,465 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 9,902 BU
2000 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2000 BU
£7.00
£7.00
Public Libraries
2000 Mintage: 11,263,000 Circulation • 127,955 BU
2000 Mintage: 11,263,000 Circulation • 127,955 BU
2006 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2006 BU
£9.00
£9.00
2019 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Victoria Cross medal
2006 Mintage: 12,087,000 Circulation • 137,375 BU
2006 Mintage: 12,087,000 Circulation • 137,375 BU
2019 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 9,902 BU
2005 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2005 BU
£8.00
£8.00
Dictionary
2005 Mintage: 17,649,000 Circulation • 92,522 BU
2005 Mintage: 17,649,000 Circulation • 92,522 BU
2017 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2017 BU
£4.00
£4.00
Peter Rabbit
2017 Mintage: 19,900,000 Circulation • 221,866 BU
2017 Mintage: 19,900,000 Circulation • 221,866 BU
2008 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2008 BU
£14
£14
2009 BU
£55
£55
2010 BU
£45
£45
2011 BU
£50
£50
2012 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2012 BU
£14
£14
2013 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2013 BU
£18
£18
2014 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2014 BU
£14
£14
2015 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2015 BU
£7.50
£7.50
2016 BU
£75
£75
2017 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2017 BU
£5.50
£5.50
2018 BU
£36
£36
2019 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2019 BU
£4.50
£4.50
2020 BU
£9.50
£9.50
2021 BU
£8.00
£8.00
2022 BU
£12
£12
Shield of the Royal Arms
2008 Mintage: 22,747,000 Circulation • 0 BU
2008 Mintage: 22,747,000 Circulation • 0 BU
2009 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 106,618 BU
2010 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 99,338 BU
2011 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 79,954 BU
2012 Mintage: 32,300,030 Circulation • 77,725 BU
2013 Mintage: 10,301,000 Circulation • 38,149 BU
2014 Mintage: 49,001,000 Circulation • 32,233 BU
2015 Mintage: 20,101,000 Circulation • 47,171 BU
2016 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 38,502 BU
2017 Mintage: 1,800,000 Circulation • 40,531 BU
2018 Mintage: 0 Circulation • 24,755 BU
2019 Mintage: 122,000,000 Circulation • 39,099 BU
2020 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2021 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2022 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2017 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2017 BU
£3.50
£3.50
Benjamin Bunny
2017 Mintage: 25,000,000 Circulation • 158,022 BU
2017 Mintage: 25,000,000 Circulation • 158,022 BU
1997 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
1997 BU
£7.50
£7.50
1998 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
1998 BU
£3.50
£3.50
1999 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
1999 BU
£3.00
£3.00
2000 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2000 BU
£3.50
£3.50
2001 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2001 BU
£3.00
£3.00
2002 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2002 BU
£6.00
£6.00
2003 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2003 BU
£5.00
£5.00
2004 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2004 BU
£6.50
£6.50
2005 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2005 BU
£3.00
£3.00
2006 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2007 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2008 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2008 BU
£5.00
£5.00
Britannia
1997 Mintage: 456,364,100 Circulation • 109,557 BU
1997 Mintage: 456,364,100 Circulation • 109,557 BU
1998 Mintage: 64,306,500 Circulation • 96,192 BU
1999 Mintage: 24,905,000 Circulation • 136,696 BU
2000 Mintage: 27,915,500 Circulation • 117,750 BU
2001 Mintage: 84,998,500 Circulation • Unknown BU
2002 Mintage: 23,907,500 Circulation • Unknown BU
2003 Mintage: 23,583,000 Circulation • 112,999 BU
2004 Mintage: 35,315,500 Circulation • 84,617 BU
2005 Mintage: 25,363,500 Circulation • 81,700 BU
2006 Mintage: 24,567,000 Circulation • 0 BU
2007 Mintage: 11,200,000 Circulation • 0 BU
2008 Mintage: 3,500,000 Circulation • 79,118 BU
2020 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2020 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Brexit
2020 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2020 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2020 CIRC
£0.50
£0.50
2020 BU
£4.50
£4.50
Diversity built Britain
2020 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2020 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2022 CIRC
£1.00
£1.00
2022 BU
£8.00
£8.00
2022 BU
£4.00*
£4.00*
Platinum Jubilee
2022 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2022 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2022 Mintage: 0 Circulation • Unknown BU
* The individual release coin obverse features the Queen on horseback design by John Bergdahl. The 5th portrait by Jody Clark is on the obverse of this coin in the 2022 Annual Set and coins struck for circulation.
2022 BU
£4.95
£4.95
Queen Elizabeth II Memorial
2022 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
2022 Mintage: Unknown Circulation • Unknown BU
Mintage figures and images shown on this page are courtesy of The Royal Mint.
Alloy • Cupro-nickel
Weight • 8.00g
Diameter • 27.3mm
