The 2024 Woolly Rhinoceros 50p Silver Proof Colour - Charles IIIThe second coin in a collection from the Royal Mint called 'Ice Age Giants', the Woolly Rhinoceros is from the Pleistocene Epoch. Limited Edition mintage is 2,500 with a maximum mintage of 2,510.
The Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), a species of rhinoceros, could be found in northern Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch (between 14,000 and 17,000 years ago). It was similar in size to a modern white rhino and thought to have been covered in a reddish-brown long fur coat.
The Royal Mint created the collection in collaboration with the Natural History Museum and with the advice of palaeobiologist Professor Adrian Lister. The coins are available in Limited Editions as BU, BU Colour, Silver proof, silver proof colour, and gold proof. Available individually and in sets. The 3-coin sets consist of the Steppe Mammoth, Woolly Rhinoceros and the Giant Deer.
The Reverse of the 2024 Woolly Rhinoceros 50p was designed by Robert Nicholls and shows the Woolly Rhinoceros with an image of its skeleton underneath. Legend is "COELODONTA / WOOLLY RHINOCEROUS". Designer initials "RN" to right.
The Obverse is the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings. Legend "CHARLES III D G REX F D 50 PENCE 2024".Image credit: The Royal Mint
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Mintage: 2,500 (may include coins in sets)
Minted at The Royal Mint.
Charles III (2022-Present)
Charles became King on the 8 September 2022 following the death of his Mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Born 14 November 1948. Charles was the oldest person to become Monarch, aged 73 years old when he became King. His Coronation was on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, and his wife became Queen Camilla.Charles has been married twice. His first marriage was to Diana, Princess of Wales. They married in 1981 and divorced in 1996. They had two children: William, Prince of Wales and hier to the throne, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Charles' second marriage was to Queen Camilla in 2005.
Charles has a sister, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal; and two brothers: Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.
On coins, King Charles decided to use the English spelling of his name where his predecessors of the same name used the Latin Carolus.
Category: 50 Pence Coins
The British Fifty Pence (50p) coin was introduced in October 1969 as part of the decimalisation of the British currency. It replaced the 10 shilling note, both being equivalent to half of one pound (£0.50). It is colloquially called the '50 pee'. The coin has 7 sides (heptagonal) but has rounded corners on each apex so that the coin will roll and work in vending machines. 
Originally, the coin has a diameter of 30mm and weighed 13.5g, but in 1997 this was replaced with a smaller version of diameter 27.3mm and weight of 8g. The thickness was kept at 1.78mm. The coin is made of Cupro-Nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel). The larger version was demonitised (i.e. ceased to be legal tender) in 1998.
There are four versions of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II:
- 1969-1984 - Designer: Arnold Machin
- 1985-1997 - Designer: Raphael Maklouf
- 1998-2015 - Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
- 2015-2022 - Designer: Jody Clark
There are also 29 different variants which were minted in 2011 in celebration of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Which Mint: The Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company. Formed in the reign of Alfred the Great about the year 886, during the period 1279-1812 it was generally referred to as The Tower Mint as it was housed at the Tower of London. The Master of The Royal Mint has included famous figures such as Sir Isaac Newton.
Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is often refered to as Great Britain (GBR). It has a long, rich history. The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.
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