In 2018 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Representation of the Peoples Act, the Royal Mint released a special Limited Issue Representation of the Peoples Act Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse designed by Stephen Taylor depicts a British queue, to suggest a line of people waiting to cast their votes at the ballot box, while the obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.
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 practise of striking piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.
Royal Mint Product Code -UK18RPPF
Limited Mintage of 984 Worldwide
Piedfort Double the Thickness and Weight of its Standard Counterpart
Minted in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Representation of the People Act
