The Royal Mint also produced a gold proof, silver proof and a silver piedfort version with mintage figures of 520, 1,969 and 1,940 respectively. The coin is part of the Military History collection that was released by the Royal Mint for collectors which features the 1994 D-Day 50p, the 2005 VC Medal and Award coins, as well as the 2016 Battle of Hastings 50p. The only other 50p coins released this year were the 4th and 5th Royal Shield portrait coins. The Battle of Britain 50p has a mintage of 5,900,000 and was released in 2015. To understand why the value is almost 3 times face value, let’s dive into the mintage and design of the coin to see if it is actually worth it.
The Battle of Britain 50p features an iconic design and has been in circulation for more than 5 years now, but how much is it worth today?Īccording to average sold values on eBay in 2022, the Battle of Britain 50p is worth £1.46 in circulated condition without postage and packaging.
