The portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley was used on all UK coinage from 1998 to 2014 and for some 2015 coins. It was the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage. For the new design 50p coins the design on the reverse is best suited for a coin with its ‘point’ facing downwards, so to accommodate this the obverse has also been rotated.
The design, by Matthew Dent shows the bottom part of the shield of the Royal Coat of Arms.
2010 Shield of the Royal Coat of Arms
£37.95Price
None (69,189 were sold in annual sets)