50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War Gold Proof (2025)
Circulating version: 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | WWII & D-Day Commemoratives |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.500g · 0.4568 t oz |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Thickness | 1.78mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
Depiction of three WWII medals in order of wear. Specifically, the
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About the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War – Gold Proof
The 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War – Gold Proof is a collector 50 pence coin in the WWII & D-Day Commemoratives series, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.5g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Depiction of three WWII medals in order of wear. Specifically, the.
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How much is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,373 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War, not the coin found in change. At 15.5g of 91.67% gold it is heavier than the 8g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.5g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (91.67% gold) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 50 Pence - Charles III Stories of the Second World War. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Stories of the Second World War 50p is dated 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the war. The Royal Mint has commemorated wartime service before. This coin, it says, pays tribute to the millions of ordinary people who served Britain and the Commonwealth, from soldiers, sailors and airmen to the factory workers who produced munitions. It was made with the help of Imperial War Museums, and the packaging retells the experiences of people who served at home and overseas.
The Mint revealed the design on 27 December 2024 as one of five commemorative coins in its 2025 Annual Set, on sale from 2 January 2025. Coin Hunter dates the individual release to 13 March 2025. It was not issued for circulation: the Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures list only the Atlantic Salmon 50p for 2025.
The reverse is by Timothy Noad, who has designed both coins and service medals. It shows three medals awarded for service in the war, the 1939-45 Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal, above the inscription STORIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Each original medal carried a reference to King George VI, and the Mint says each was recreated in minute detail using laser technology. The Star bears his crowned cypher and the War Medal his crowned portrait, both by Percy Metcalfe, while the Defence Medal has Humphrey Paget's uncrowned coinage portrait.
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.
Sources
- First Coins of 2025 Revealed by The Royal Mint, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2025 Stories of the Second World War 50p Brilliant Uncirculated, Coin Hunter (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 two hundred pound, twenty-five pound, ten pound and fifty pence gold coins; five pound and fifty pence standard silver coins; fifty pence silver piedfort coins; and fifty pence cupro-nickel coins (notice 4707731, 4 October 2024), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Stories of the Second World War (range page), 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)
- Behind the Design: Stories of the Second World War, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 2025 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Stories of the Second World War 2025 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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