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50 Pence - Charles III Giant Deer (2024)
"Giant Deer 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| 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 | Robert Nicholls |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 50 PENCE ·
Image of a Giant Deer with legend above and below.
MEGALOCEROS GIANT DEER
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £10.32 🔒 | £8.24 | – | £6.07 – £10.32 | 3 | 3 | 02-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £12.99 🔒 eBay | £8.66 | – | £5.50 – £16.15 | 30 | 31 | 10-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £5.21 🔒 eBay | £6.84 | – | £2.24 – £50.62 | 14 | 14 | 16-10-2026 | |
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About the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Giant Deer
The 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Giant Deer is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Image of a Giant Deer with legend above and below.
Common questions
How much is the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Giant Deer worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Giant Deer run from £6.84 to £8.66 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the Giant Deer 50p in circulation?
No. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures do not list it, and the Mint sold it as a commemorative coin in Brilliant Uncirculated, silver and gold editions. Coin Hunter also records it as not struck for circulation, so it will not turn up in change unless a buyer has spent one.
How many Giant Deer 50p coins were made?
No number has been published. There is no circulating mintage and the Royal Mint has not released sales figures for 2024 coins. The standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin had no stated limit. The colour Brilliant Uncirculated edition was limited to 10,000 and the gold proof to 35.
Who designed the Giant Deer 50p?
The reverse is by the palaeo-artist Robert Nicholls, working with the Natural History Museum and with guidance from the palaeobiologist Professor Adrian Lister. Nicholls also designed the Royal Mint's dinosaur 50p coins. The King's portrait on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What does MEGALOCEROS mean on the Giant Deer 50p?
Megaloceros is the scientific name of the giant deer, and the coin's inscription pairs it with the common name as MEGALOCEROS GIANT DEER. The other two coins in the set follow the same pattern, with MAMMUTHUS for the steppe mammoth and COELODONTA for the woolly rhinoceros.
What are the three Ice Age Giants 50p coins?
The steppe mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros and the giant deer, in that order of release. All three are dated 2024, share the designer Robert Nicholls and were made with the Natural History Museum. The Royal Mint describes the Giant Deer as the third and final coin.
How do I identify the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Giant Deer?
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
The Giant Deer 50p is the third and final coin in the Royal Mint's Ice Age Giants collection, after the steppe mammoth and the woolly rhinoceros. All three are dated 2024 and were developed with the Natural History Museum. The designs were authorised by a royal proclamation that came into force on 3 October 2024, and Coin Hunter records the Giant Deer going on sale on 2 December 2024.
The collection looks at the large mammals of the Pleistocene and what has been learned from their remains. It followed the Mint's three dinosaur 50p coins earlier in the same year and uses the same artist.
This is a collector coin. It is not in the Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures, and the Mint sold it as a commemorative coin in a pack. No sales figures have been published.
The reverse is by the palaeo-artist Robert Nicholls, working with the Natural History Museum and with expert guidance from the palaeobiologist Professor Adrian Lister. The Mint describes it as a scientifically accurate reconstruction. The inscription gives the animal's scientific and common names: MEGALOCEROS GIANT DEER.
The Mint's notes explain the choice of pose. The giant deer had the largest antlers of any known animal, living or extinct. Only adult males grew them, shedding them in spring and regrowing them in time for autumn and winter, and their size meant the animal kept to flat plains, grassland and lightly wooded country.
The obverse carries the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings with his titles, 50 PENCE and the date 2024. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The Royal Mint offered five 50p editions: a standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin with no stated limit, a colour-printed Brilliant Uncirculated coin limited to 10,000, a silver proof limited to 500, a colour silver proof limited to 2,500 and a gold proof limited to 35. One of the colour editions was sold only by the Mint itself. These are issue limits, not sales totals.
A typical example is still sealed in its pack, which explains the Pleistocene and the history of each animal in the set. Check a loose coin for handling marks before accepting it as uncirculated.
The companion coins are the Steppe Mammoth 50p and the Woolly Rhinoceros 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.
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Giant Deer 2024 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Giant Deer (collection page listing every edition and its limit), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of gold, silver and cupro-nickel coins including fifty pence coins (notice 4707731, 4 October 2024), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Ice Age Giants, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2024 Giant Deer 50p Brilliant Uncirculated, Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
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