In 2002 to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Westminster released a very Limited Issue Golden Jubilee Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver on behalf of the Falkland Islands.
This reverse features a balcony scene at Buckingham Palace with coloured bunting while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed by Raphael Maklouf. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks. As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces. In Britain the practice of striking piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.
Limited Mintage of 500 Worldwide
Piedfort Double the Thickness and Weight of its Standard Counterpart
Finished to Proof Quality in
Solid .925 Sterling Silver
