Elizabeth II, 2009 Gold Proof Piedfort Fifty Pence NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
Elizabeth II, 2009 Gold Proof Piedfort Fifty Pence.
31g of 22ct/.917 gold (Actual Gold Weight: 28.39g of 24ct/pure gold). Obverse: ELIZABETH II D G REG F D 2009 (Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith), fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, crowned with the girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, IRB below truncation for designer Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse: Britannia seated facing right beside a lion, a shield rests against her right side, holding a trident in her right hand and an olive sprig in her left. By designer Christopher Ironside. Mint State/Proof FDC.
Authenticated and graded by NGC as PF70 Ultra Cameo, certification no. 6135547-002.
Struck to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fifty pence. These piedfort coins of this series were limited to a mintage of only 40 coins.
References: S. H9.