50 Pence - Charles III End of World War II (2025)
"VE Day 80th Anniversary 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8.000g |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | John Mills |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 50 PENCE · 2025
Large dove left with olive branch
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About the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III End of World War II
The 2025 50 Pence - Charles III End of World War II is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Large dove left with olive branch.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III End of World War II worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III End of World War II has been logged on MyCoinage yet.
Is the 2025 VE Day 50p in circulation?
No circulating issue is recorded. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures list one 50p for 2025, the Atlantic Salmon definitive, and the VE Day coin was sold as a Brilliant Uncirculated coin and in silver and gold. An example found in change has been spent by a previous owner.
How many VE Day 50p coins were made?
The Royal Mint has published no figure for the Brilliant Uncirculated coin. Its product pages give maximum coin mintages of 6,060 for the silver proof, 2,010 for the silver proof piedfort and 215 for the gold proof. These are limits, not sales figures.
Who designed the VE Day 50p?
John Mills. The Royal Mint describes the reverse as a remastered version of his dove of peace design, which first appeared on the 1995 £2 coin for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The King's portrait is by Martin Jennings.
What do the words IN PEACE GOODWILL mean on the coin?
The Royal Mint says they are words written by Winston Churchill, added to John Mills's dove design for this coin. On the 1995 £2 the same words appeared on the edge, between the dates 1945 and 1995. On the 50p they are part of the reverse, with VE DAY 8 MAY 1945.
Is this the same coin as the Stories of the Second World War 50p?
No. The Royal Mint issued two 50p coins dated 2025 for the 80th anniversary. This one, by John Mills, shows a dove and marks VE Day. The Stories of the Second World War 50p, by Timothy Noad, shows three military medals.
How do I identify the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III End of World War II?
Check the weight 8g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (copper-nickel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is the Royal Mint's 50p for the 80th anniversary of VE Day, 8 May 1945, when the Second World War ended in Europe. The Mint's own title for it is The 80th Anniversary of VE Day, and it is dated 2025. It is one of two 50p coins the Mint issued that year for the anniversary of the war's end; the other, Stories of the Second World War, shows three military medals.
This is a collector coin. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures record one 50p for 2025, the Atlantic Salmon definitive, and the VE Day coin was sold as a Brilliant Uncirculated coin and in silver and gold. No mintage has been published for the base metal version.
The reverse is by John Mills and it is not new. The Mint describes it as a remastered version of his dove of peace, the design he made for the 1995 £2 marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. The Mint's design list describes that coin as a stylised dove, the symbol of peace, with the words IN PEACE GOODWILL on its edge between the dates 1945 and 1995.
For the 50p the words have moved onto the face of the coin. The proclamation describes a peace dove accompanied by the inscriptions IN PEACE GOODWILL and VE DAY 8 MAY 1945. The Mint attributes the phrase to Winston Churchill.
The obverse carries Martin Jennings's portrait of King Charles III with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 50 PENCE and the date 2025. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The Brilliant Uncirculated coin came with packaging describing the events of VE Day. The Mint also sold it in a two-coin set. A loose example should be checked for handling marks, since a coin that has been spent no longer has an uncirculated finish.
The precious-metal versions share the design. The Mint's pages give maximum coin mintages of 6,060 for the silver proof, 2,010 for the silver proof piedfort, which is twice the weight and thickness, and 215 for the gold proof. A separate gold proof struck on 8 May 2025 carries an 80 privy mark and has a maximum mintage of 90.
Related coins are the 1995 £2 with the original dove and the Stories of the Second World War 50p.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- The 80th Anniversary of VE Day 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 80th Anniversary of VE Day Two-Coin Set, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Stories of the Second World War 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- VE Day 2025 (collection page), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of fifty pence coins in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort and in cupro-nickel (notice 4847407, 4 April 2025), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 80th Anniversary of VE Day 2025 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 80th Anniversary of VE Day 2025 UK 50p Silver Proof Piedfort Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 80th Anniversary of VE Day 2025 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 80th Anniversary of VE Day 2025 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin, Struck on 8 May 2025, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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