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2006 Victoria Cross Heroic Acts 50p Proof Coin

SKU PROOF50-036005
£37.95
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Royal Mint
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2006
Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)
Collections: Victoria Cross
Series / Ranges: Victoria Cross Heroic Acts
Denomination: 50p
Metal: Base Metal
Weight: 8.00 Grams
Diameter: 27.30mm
Quality: Proof

In 2006 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Victoria Cross, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Victoria Cross 50p Fifty Pence Proof Coin.

The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallentry in the face of the enemy. All who have received it have shown conspicous bravery many at the cost of their own lives.
The original idea for the Victoria Cross was proposed by the Duke of Newcastle in 1854 and the Royal Warrant for the creation of the medal was evetually signed by Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace on 29th January 1856. The first investiture took place in June 1857 in Hyde Park, where crowds gathered to witness the Queen, mounted on horseback, presenting medals to sailors and soldiers.

The reverse depicts a soldier carrying a wounded colleague against a silhouette of the Victoria Cross designed by Clive Duncan and the obverse is a portrait of Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank Broadley FRBS, FSNAD.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

  • Limited Mintage Worldwide
  • Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
  • Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Victoria Cross
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