Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier Gold Proof (2006–2009)
Circulating version: 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2006–2009 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 804 |
| 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) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Soldier carrying a wounded comrade against a silhouette of the Victoria Cross, denomination below.
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About the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier – Gold Proof
The 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier – Gold Proof is a collector 50 pence coin issued from 2006 to 2009, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.5g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Soldier carrying a wounded comrade against a silhouette of the Victoria Cross, denomination below.
A mintage of 804 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 – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,369 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier, 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 2006 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Victoria Cross, soldier – 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 - Elizabeth II – Victoria Cross, soldier. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- 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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