In 2012 the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Royal Shield of Arms Brilliant Uncirculated 50p Fifty Pence Coin.
Each Coin in the series of designs from the 50p to the 1p feature a portion of the Royal Arms. United, therefore, and carefully arranged in the correct order, the 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p, make up the Royal Arms in its entirety.
The Royal Arms of the present reign has remained virtually unchanged since the reign of Queen Victoria the shield is quartered with England three lions passant guardant, in the first and fourth quarters, the Scottish lion rampant in the second and the harp of Ireland in the third. The obverse features Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Limited Mintage Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Brilliant Uncirculated Quality - A Finer Finish Than Circulating Coins
Part of the Royal Shield of Arms Designed by Matthew Dent
