2015 Royal Shield of Arms 50p Proof Coin - Fourth Portrait

In 2015 the Royal Mint released a very special Limited Issue Royal Shield of Arms 50p Fifty Pence Proof 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 the stunning Fourth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

• Limited Mintage Worldwide
• Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
• Part of the Royal Shield of Arms Designed by Matthew Dent