2001 50 Pence Coin

The 2001 50p coin shows a figure of Britannia, seated beside a lion, with a shield resting against her rightside,holding a trident in her right hand and an olive branch in her left hand, with the figure "50" below and the inscription "FIFTY PENCE" above.

Designed by Christopher Ironside this is the design of the standard 50p coin between 1982-2008. It had a resived inscription from the original 50p.

Obverse is the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.