Fifty years ago, the Great British heptagonal cupro-nickel 50 pence arrived in pockets, purses, and wallets throughout the United Kingdom.
To celebrate the anniversary, Britain’s Royal Mint has announced the striking of a set of five commemorative coins. The five subjects are those that have proved most popular among collectors over the past five decades: Britannia, Roger Bannister’s sub-four-minute mile, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and Kew Gardens
