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50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros (2024)
"Woolly Rhinoceros 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 · 2024
Image of a Woolly Rhinoceros with legend above and below.
COELODONTA WOOLLY RHINOCEROS
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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 | £8.60 🔒 | £6.22 | – | £4.20 – £8.60 | 6 | 6 | 02-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £6.53 🔒 eBay | £8.53 | – | £5.28 – £14.49 | 21 | 21 | 06-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £8.66 🔒 eBay | £6.52 | – | £2.00 – £14.33 | 7 | 7 | 12-09-2026 | |
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About the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros
The 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Image of a Woolly Rhinoceros with legend above and below.
Common questions
How much is the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros run from £6.22 to £8.53 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the Woolly Rhinoceros 50p in circulation?
No circulating issue is recorded. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures list no commemorative 50p dated 2024, and the Woolly Rhinoceros was sold as a commemorative coin in packs and precious-metal editions. One found in change has been spent by a previous owner.
How many Woolly Rhinoceros 50p coins were made?
No figure has been published for the standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin, and the Royal Mint's sales pages stop at coins dated 2023. The Mint did set limits for the precious-metal editions: 500 silver proof, 2,500 colour silver proof and 35 gold proof presentations.
Who designed the Woolly Rhinoceros 50p?
Palaeo-artist Robert Nicholls designed the reverse in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, with guidance from palaeobiologist Professor Adrian Lister. The portrait of King Charles III on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What does COELODONTA mean on the coin?
Coelodonta is the scientific genus name of the woolly rhinoceros. The royal proclamation gives the reverse inscription as COELODONTA WOOLLY RHINOCEROS, so the coin carries both the scientific and the common name, in the same way as the other two Ice Age Giants coins.
How do I identify the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros?
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 Woolly Rhinoceros 50p is the second of three coins in the Royal Mint's Ice Age Giants collection, all dated 2024 and all produced with the Natural History Museum. It follows the Steppe Mammoth and comes before the Giant Deer, which the Mint calls the third and final coin.
The Mint describes the woolly rhinoceros as one of the largest mammals of the Pleistocene, living in the same environment as the woolly mammoth. It looked much like the modern African white rhino, but with a thick mane and a double-layered wool coat that kept it warm in temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.
This is a collector coin. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures list no commemorative 50p dated 2024, and the Mint sold the Woolly Rhinoceros only as a commemorative coin. No mintage has been published for the base metal version.
Palaeo-artist Robert Nicholls designed the reverse, as he did for all three coins in the collection, with guidance from palaeobiologist Professor Adrian Lister of the Natural History Museum. The Mint says each design is based on scientifically accurate reconstructions. The proclamation describes this one as a depiction of a woolly rhinoceros accompanied by the inscription COELODONTA WOOLLY RHINOCEROS.
The Mint's notes on the animal single out its horns. It had two, one of which could reach 1.3 metres and was flattened into a V shape, which is thought to have helped it search for food in the snow.
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 2024. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin was sold in a Royal Mint pack with educational packaging. A colour-printed version, which the Mint describes as exclusive to its own customers, was sold alongside it, so check which of the two a listing is offering. A loose coin should be examined for handling marks.
The silver and gold proofs share the design. The Mint's pages give limited edition presentations of 500 silver proof coins, 2,500 colour silver proof coins and 35 gold proof coins.
The rest of the collection is the Steppe Mammoth 50p and the Giant Deer 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.
- Woolly Rhinoceros 2024 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Woolly Rhinoceros 2024 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated 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 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)
- The Woolly Rhinoceros (collection page), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Ice Age Giants, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Woolly Rhinoceros 2024 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Woolly Rhinoceros 2024 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Woolly Rhinoceros 2024 UK 50p Silver Proof Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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