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50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows (2025)
"Red Arrows 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 |
| Thickness | 1.78mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | Nigel Tudman at Tuch Design |
| 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 ·
Depiction of the underside of three Red Arrows’ BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft in flight, accompanied by the trails as used in the team’s aerial displays.
RED ARROWS
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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 | £5.45 🔒 eBay | £6.50 | – | £3.20 – £10.52 | 63 | 63 | 04-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £5.98 🔒 eBay | £8.11 | – | £5.00 – £18.82 | 68 | 68 | 04-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £6.52 🔒 eBay | £7.01 | – | £2.97 – £26.70 | 14 | 14 | 04-10-2026 | |
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| PR-70 | £39.93 🔒 eBay | £39.93 (1) | – | £39.93 – £39.93 | 1 | 1 | 06-09-2026 | |
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About the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows
The 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Depiction of the underside of three Red Arrows’ BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft in flight, accompanied by the trails as used in the team’s aerial displays.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows run from £6.50 to £39.93 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the Red Arrows 50p in circulation?
No. The Royal Mint released it as a collectable coin, first in its 2025 Annual Set and then on its own from 6 February 2025. The Mint's circulating mintage figures list only the Atlantic Salmon 50p for 2025, so a Red Arrows 50p in change was spent by its owner.
Who designed the Red Arrows 50p?
Nigel Tudman at Tuch Design. The Royal Mint's specification tables credit the studio and its press releases name Tudman. He has said the Royal Mint's Emma Noble modelled the final design. The King's portrait on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What does the Red Arrows 50p show?
Three of the team's BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft seen from below, flying upwards with their smoke trails, and the inscription RED ARROWS. On the colour-printed editions the trails are red, white and blue. The standard coin has no colour.
How many Red Arrows 50p coins were made?
The Royal Mint has not published a figure for the standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin, and there is no circulating mintage. Its product pages give limits for two colour editions: a maximum of 12,510 colour Brilliant Uncirculated coins and 6,610 silver proof colour coins.
What anniversary does the Red Arrows 50p mark?
It marks 60 years since the Red Arrows' first display season in 1965. According to the Royal Mint, the team first performed for the press on 6 May 1965 at RAF Little Rissington and gave its first public display three days later in France.
How do I identify the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Red Arrows?
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 Red Arrows 50p celebrates the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, 60 years after its first display season in 1965. The Royal Mint revealed the design on 27 December 2024 as one of five commemorative coins in its 2025 Annual Set, which went on sale on 2 January 2025. The coin was then launched on its own on 6 February 2025.
The Mint's account of the team's history says the Red Arrows first performed for the press on 6 May 1965 at RAF Little Rissington, and that by the start of 2024 they had flown nearly 5,000 displays in 57 countries. The Folland Gnat they began with was replaced by the BAE Systems Hawk T1 for the 1980 season.
This is a collector coin. It is not in the Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures, which list only the Atlantic Salmon 50p for 2025.
The reverse is by Nigel Tudman at Tuch Design. It shows the underside of three Hawk T1 aircraft in close formation with their trails behind them, and the proclamation gives the inscription as RED ARROWS. Tudman has said that early concepts had the jets diving and that the Royal Mint Advisory Committee suggested they fly upwards, overhead. He also tried formations of nine, seven and five aircraft before settling on three. The Royal Mint's Emma Noble modelled the final design.
The obverse carries Martin Jennings' 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 standard coin exists in the 2025 Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Set and in individual Royal Mint packs, including a coin cover. The Mint also sold sets pairing it with historic coins dated 1965.
Three editions are colour printed, with red, white and blue trails: the colour Brilliant Uncirculated coin (maximum 12,510), the silver proof (maximum 6,610) and the silver proof piedfort. The Mint sold these only through its own website. A gold proof was also issued.
An uncoloured coin with any trace of colour has been altered after leaving the Mint, so compare a doubtful piece against the Mint's own images of the colour edition.
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 Royal Mint Soars to New Heights with a Red Arrows 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Red Arrows 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Red Arrows 2025 UK 50p Silver Proof Colour Coin, 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, standard silver, silver piedfort and cupro-nickel (notice 4623989, 24 May 2024), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- First Coins of 2025 Revealed by The Royal Mint, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Red Arrows 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Behind the Design with Nigel Tudman at Tuch Design, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 2025 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Celebrating Over 60 Years of the Red Arrows, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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