Defaced 50-pence coin, 1996
Dublin Core
Title
Defaced 50-pence coin, 1996
Subject
Penny, made by Royal Mint
Minted in: Llantrisant
8.01 g
British Museum
Minted in: Llantrisant
8.01 g
British Museum
Description
Countermarked cupronickel coin. (whole)
Britannia, draped, seated right on shield, holding trident sloped to right in right hand and olive branch in right: head, helmeted, right. (reverse)
Head of Elizabeth II, crowned, right, portrait defaced by individual countermarked letters. (obverse)
Inscriptions
Obverse: ELIZABETH II D G REG F D 1998
Reverse: FIFTY PENCE 50
Obverse in field: EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN
Britannia, draped, seated right on shield, holding trident sloped to right in right hand and olive branch in right: head, helmeted, right. (reverse)
Head of Elizabeth II, crowned, right, portrait defaced by individual countermarked letters. (obverse)
Inscriptions
Obverse: ELIZABETH II D G REG F D 1998
Reverse: FIFTY PENCE 50
Obverse in field: EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN
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Citation
“Defaced 50-pence coin, 1996,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 11, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1453.
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