Over the years, the coin has been issued in a huge range of commemorative editions celebrating every aspect of British culture, from athletes to authors. The sheer variety has sparked a collecting craze but of all the 50p coins, the Kew Gardens 50p is arguably the most sought-after. Nothing gets people excited quite like this original 2009 design. Just 210,000 were released into circulation and with almost all of them in private hands, the chances of coming across one in your change are slim.
The venerable institution depicted on the Kew Gardens 50p coin is the nation’s most famous royal botanical garden. The reverse design, created by Christopher Le Brun RA, features the famous Chinese Pagoda at Kew with a decorative leafy climber twining in and around the tower. Demand for the 50p denomination was not high at the time of release into circulation which explains the low mintage of this particular design.
i often get questions on this , is it a real coin etc etc, well yes it looks real, you cannot tell at all from the front its not, its the right size , similar weight and feel of the real one, but at the base of the queens portrait is the word copy, making this a filler coin, to fill your collection till you find a real one, (real ones currently go for 150 plus) so dont be fooled by other sellers out there pretending to not know its a take off , or have little details on the listing, there are copys out there without copy printed on it, but if you look closely, one of the hardest things to fake in particular is the queens eye, there is a little oval in the eye on the real ones, no fakes i have seen have been able to replicate this, so always look closely at this detail and the quality of the portrait side !, now read on for a little more info ! Please Note: You can get this item cheaper in our multi listing sales post link below (Plus further discounts of up to 25% off if bought with others)