The UK’s First Pride 50p!
The 50th Anniversary of London Pride was celebrated in July 2022 and to mark the event, a UK 50p coin was issued – the UK’s FIRST Pride 50p!
* Update – Entering circulation! *
On 25th October 2022, 5 million Pride 50ps entered circulation via 2,000 different Post Offices across the UK. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, The Royal Mint also confirmed that the Pride 50p would be the last UK coin to enter circulation featuring Her Majesty’s portrait on the obverse.
The 2022 UK Pride 50p Coin
The UK’s first Pride 50p was issued in collaboration with Pride in London and features an original design by artist, writer and LGBTQ+ activist, Dominique Holmes.
The reverse of the coin features 5 rainbows, each accompanied with part of the inscription, “PRIDE PROTEST VISIBILITY UNITY EQUALITY”.
This will be the last UK coin to enter circulation featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait on the obverse.
The 2022 Pride 50p is no longer available from The Royal Mint, but you can still secure it in Brilliant Uncirculated quality from Change Checker for just £12.99 (+p&p) >>
This was the first UK 50p coin issued representing Pride. Previous ‘UK first’ 50p coins have been incredibly popular.
The UK’s First Beatrix Potter 50p Collection
This 50p coin collection was issued in 2016 to celebrate the much loved author, Beatrix Potter. The collection features four coins each representing a character from Potter’s iconic tales and one honouring Beatrix Potter herself.
The Colour Silver Proof Peter Rabbit 50p coin was so popular that it sold out in a matter of hours and caused The Royal Mint’s website to crash!
The UK’s First Snowman 50p
In 2018, The Royal Mint released the first ever commemorative UK Christmas 50p coin, issued to mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of Raymond Briggs’ much-loved festive tale, The Snowman™.
Designed by Natasha Ratcliffe, the coin depicts the boy and the snowman flying through the night sky above Brighton Pier. This coin didn’t enter circulation, but the Silver Proof version sold out within 24 hours of release.
50 Years of Pride
The first London Pride event took place in 1972 and was attended by approximately 2,000 people, the event has grown tremendously since, with over 1.5 million people attending the 2019 London Pride parade.
Credit: Camerawalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pride events take place annually across the globe, however most were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Returning in 2022, Pride events took place across the UK.
Secure the 2022 UK Pride 50p for your collection!
The Royal Mint will make a contribution of £40,000 to London LGBT Community Pride C.I.C in connection with this campaign.
Your Pride 50p coin has been struck to a superior Brilliant Uncirculated finish and will be protectively encapsulated in official Change Checker packaging, ready to preserve for generations to come.
Hi, Looking forward to receiving my Pride 50p Coin from You… Fantastic Design!! I’ll be keeping an eye out for the Circulated One as well… Any idea’s as to when this will be Please.. Thanks x
Hi Adriana,
This coin entered circulation on the same day of issue – so we should start seeing them in our change soon!
Thanks,
Alex
Not a bad coin, shame the North of Britain will never see them in their change. Just like the 70th jubilee 50p. Sorry I’m incorrect you’ll see them for over inflated prices on ebay.
When is it going into circulation?
Will it be from post office only like the jubilee one was?
Hi, I have just ordered 4off these fantastic Pride 50p’s from you. Can you please advise if you will be selling the coloured version in your no nonsense packaging in the future. Cheers.
Hi there,
Thanks so much for this lovely feedback! We’d love to be able to offer the colour BU 50p coins in future! Will you be keeping an eye out for the circulation version of this coin in your change?
Thanks,
Alex