In 1998 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Membership of the European Economic Community, the Royal Mint released a very special EEC 50p Fifty Pence Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold.
The tradition continues in 1998 as the United Kingdom celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its entry into the European Economic Community and also its Presidency of the European Union during the first six months of 1988.