It’s been announced that we can expect to see the first UK coinage featuring King Charles III issued very soon! Perhaps the biggest change to UK coinage in decades, both collectors and the general public are getting excited about our everyday coins changing. When will we see King Charles III Definitive Coins? The reverse will feature a floral arrangement surrounding His Royal Cypher, the number 75 and the inscription, “HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III 1948 2023”. To commemorate his birthday, a brand-new £5 coin will be issued.

The rarest 50p coins produced in 2018 featured the Beatrix Potter characters Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny - each with a mintage of 1.4 million.King Charles III will celebrate his 75th birthday in 2023 – just 6 months after he was crowned King. 'Coin collecting remains as popular as ever in the UK, and October marks 50 years of the iconic 50p, widely considered to be the most collectable coin.' The Royal Mint's director of currency, Andrew Mills, said: 'The official 2018 mintage figures provide a guide to the volume and variety of coins in 50p circulation today. It is followed by the 2011 Olympic football design, of which 1,161,500 were created, according to GlasgowLive.Ģ9 designs were created to commemorate the 2012 Olympic Games, with the football coin appearing as the third rarest 50p. Teachers share the saddest packed lunches they've seen students bring to school.There's quite a jump up when it comes to the second rarest special edition 50p, with 1,129,500 of the 2011 Olympic wrestling design having been created. The Royal Mint marked the occasion by announcing the most valuable editions of the coin in circulation.Ĭhanging hands for over £500 online, the 2009 Kew Gardens design remains the nation's rarest coin, with just 210,000 created. Monday (October 14) marked 50 years since the coin first entered circulation. The 50p coin replaced the ten-shilling note and was entered into circulation in readiness for the decimal switchover of Britain's currency.

The Royal Mint has revealed the ten rarest 50p coins currently in circulation, with some selling for over £500.

New collectable 50p coins