In 1973 to celebrate the Accession to the European Economic Community (EEC), the Royal Mint released a very special Limited Issue Accession to the EEC Hands 50p Fifty Pence Proof Coin Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR67 with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology.
The reverse design is a Ring of Hands while the obverse has the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.