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2003 50 Pence Coin - Suffragette
Official title of this coin is the 2003 Women’s Social and Political Union 50p but most dealers describe it as the Suffragette 50p.
This 2003 coin celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Women’s Social and Political Union. The coin depicts a figure of a suffragette chained to railings and holding a banner showing the letters "WSPU" (Women's Social and Political Union), to the right a ballot paper marked with a cross and the words "GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE".
The reverse was designed by Mary Milner Dickens.
Obverse is the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Image credit: The Royal Mint
2003 50 Pence Coin - SuffragetteOfficial title of this coin is the 2003 Women’s Social and Political Union 50p but most dealers describe it as the Suffragette 50p.
This 2003 coin celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Women’s Social and Political Union. The coin depicts a figure of a suffragette chained to railings and holding a banner showing the letters "WSPU" (Women's Social and Political Union), to the right a ballot paper marked with a cross and the words "GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE".
The reverse was designed by Mary Milner Dickens.
Obverse is the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Image credit: The Royal Mint
Mintage: 3,124,030 (may include coins in sets)
Silver Proof: 6,267
Silver Proof Piedfort: 6,795
Gold Proof: 942
Minted at The Royal Mint
Minted in 2003. See Coins and Events of 2003
Monarch/Ruler: Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Category: 50p. See more 50p coins
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Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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