The reverse (tails) design of the new 50p, created by Ms Jenkins, features Westminster Abbey.
The first were the memorial 50p pieces, which entered circulation in December last year, marking the transition from the late Queen to the King. Fifty pence coins marking the King’s coronation will start appearing in circulation from Thursday, giving people the opportunity to “find a piece of history” in their change, the Royal Mint has announced.įive million of the coins, celebrating Charles’s coronation earlier this year, will be received by the Post Office and UK bank branches.įeaturing a design by Royal Mint coin designer Natasha Jenkins, the coins are the second 50p pieces to enter circulation bearing Charles’s official coin portrait.
