50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros Gold Proof (2024)
Circulating version: 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.500g · 0.4568 t oz |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| 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.
Image of a Woolly Rhinoceros with legend above and below.
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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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| FDC | £1,250.00 🔒 | £1,250.00 (1) | – | £1,250.00 – £1,250.00 | 0 | 1 | 01-03-2025 | |
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About the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros – Gold Proof
The 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros – Gold Proof is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.5g 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 – Gold Proof worth?
The 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros – Gold Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £1,250 in FDC, the median of its verified sales. Its gold content is worth about £1,373 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros, 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 2024 50 Pence - Charles III Woolly Rhinoceros – 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 Woolly Rhinoceros. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- 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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