Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells often: 54 verified sales in the last 12 months.
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Victoria Cross, soldier (2006–2009)
"Victoria Cross Heroic Acts 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2006–2009 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 10,000,500 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | 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 | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Clive Duncan |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · 2006
Soldier carrying a wounded comrade against a silhouette of the Victoria Cross, denomination below.
FIFTY PENCE
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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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| BU | £4.00 🔒 eBay | £8.00 | – | £4.00 – £12.00 | 3 | 3 | 27-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £1.28 🔒 eBay | £2.22 | ▲38.8% | £0.53 – £14.97 | 50 | 51 | 07-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £4.99 🔒 eBay | £4.99 (1) | – | £4.99 – £4.99 | 1 | 1 | 27-04-2026 | |
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About the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier
The 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier is a circulating 50 pence coin issued from 2006 to 2009, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Soldier carrying a wounded comrade against a silhouette of the Victoria Cross, denomination below.
A mintage of 10,000,500 is recorded for one date of this type; figures for each year are not held.
Common questions
How much is the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier run from £2.22 to £8.00 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Victoria Cross soldier 50p coins were made?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures give 10,000,500 struck for circulation, all dated 2006. The companion coin showing the medal had 12,087,000, so the soldier design is the scarcer of the two, though both were made in the millions.
Is the Victoria Cross soldier 50p rare?
No. With 10,000,500 struck it ranks eighth lowest of the eleven commemorative 50p designs dated 1998 to 2010 in the Royal Mint's figures. Only the Public Libraries, Victoria Cross medal and Johnson's Dictionary coins were made in larger numbers.
Who designed the Victoria Cross soldier 50p?
Clive Duncan designed the reverse, according to the Royal Mint's design and specification page. The Mint's own shop listing for the circulated coin names Claire Aldridge, but she designed the companion coin that shows the medal. The Queen's portrait is by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the Victoria Cross soldier 50p show?
It shows a soldier carrying a wounded comrade, with the outline of the Victoria Cross behind them and a sunburst effect in the background. The value FIFTY PENCE is below. It stands for the acts of bravery the medal rewards.
Is the Victoria Cross 50p still legal tender?
Yes. It is a current-size 50p of 27.3mm and 8g. The Royal Mint records only the larger 50p, used before 1997, as demonetised, so the 2006 Victoria Cross coins can still be spent and still appear in change.
How do I identify the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier?
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
This is the second of two 50p coins issued in 2006 for the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, introduced on 29 January 1856. Where its companion shows the medal, this one shows what the medal is for.
The Royal Mint describes the Victoria Cross as the most prestigious award for gallantry that can be given to a British or Commonwealth serviceman. A recommendation normally starts with an officer at regimental level and has to be backed by three witnesses. The Mint gives 634 awards for the First World War and 182 for the Second.
The proclamation authorising both reverses came into force on 13 October 2005. The Royal Mint's figures give 10,000,500 of this design for circulation, a little fewer than the 12,087,000 of the medal coin. Of the eleven commemorative 50p designs dated 1998 to 2010 in those figures, seven were struck in smaller numbers and three in larger.
Clive Duncan designed the reverse. The official description is a soldier carrying a wounded comrade, with an outline of the Victoria Cross surrounded by a sunburst effect in the background. The value FIFTY PENCE is below.
The official description gives no name, battle or date. Unlike the medal coin, which carries the founding date and the letters VC, this one relies on the outline of the Cross behind the figures to state its subject.
The obverse has the portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley, used on 50p coins from 1998 to 2015, with the date 2006 after the royal titles. The proclamation specifies a plain edge.
Collecting notes
This is a current-size 50p (27.3mm, 8g) and remains legal tender, so it can still be found in change. The rays of the sunburst and the outline of the Cross are the fine background detail; pick an example on which both are still distinct behind the figures.
Be careful with designer credits when buying. The Royal Mint's shop listing for the circulated coin names Claire Aldridge, who designed the other Victoria Cross 50p, while the Mint's design and specification page credits Clive Duncan.
The Royal Mint's sales figures for 2006 list 31,266 Brilliant Uncirculated coins of this design, 6,872 silver proofs against a limit of 7,500, 3,415 silver piedforts against a limit of 5,000 and 804 gold proofs against a limit of 1,000.
The design was struck again in 2009 for the 50p's 40th anniversary collection and, dated 2019 with Jody Clark's portrait, in the Military set: see the 2019 Victoria Cross Heroic Acts 50p. The companion is the Victoria Cross medal 50p.
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
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)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2006 Elizabeth II 'The 150th Anniversary of the Institution of the Victoria Cross Soldier' 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for fifty pence coins commemorating the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cross, London Gazette issue 57993, 26 May 2006, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Sales 2006, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Victoria Cross, Wikipedia (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for new fifty pence coins, London Gazette issue 59124, 10 July 2009, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50 years of the 50p - Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Set - Military, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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