Commemorative issue
Entry into the European Economic Community

Issuer United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1973
Value 50 Pence (0.50 GBP)
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 13.5 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
Technique Milled

Obverse
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.

Script: Latin

Reverse
Denomination below date surrounded by circle of nine hands, symbolising the nine members of the EEC, clasping one another in a mutual gesture of trust, assistance and friendship.

What's in the box
1 x Coin