In 1993, as a result of the Maastricht Treaty, the EEC would be renamed the European Community (EC) in order to reflect the achievement of a complete single market known as the internal market, which allowed for the free movement of goods, capital, services, and people within the EEC. The EEC was formed in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, founding members were West Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The 1998 European Union 50 pence coin was commissioned to commemorate 25 years since Britain and Ireland joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973, hence the inscriptions on the obverse design.Īs mentioned above, a 50p was released in 1973 to commemorate the year that Britain and Ireland joined the European Economic Community 50p. It was also one of the first 50p coins with a lighter and smaller specification. To commemorate this milestone, a special 50p coin was minted and released into circulation that we know as the EU stars 50p today. Then the Royal Mint also chose to mark another auspicious event of the EU back in 1992/1993: the UK's presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Single European Market completion, represented on the 1992 / 1993 Dual Date 50p, which is the rarest 50p to have been circulated with a mintage of just 109,000, lower than the Kew Gardens 50p by an amazing 101,000.ġ998 marked the 25th anniversary of the UK entering the EEC.

The UK's joining of the EEC in 1973 was celebrated with the minting of a commemorative 50p coin, which was the older style, bigger fifty pence coin which had a mintage of 89,775,000. Just an aside, the European Union has been commemorated four times so far on UK 50p coins. We'll also provide information on where to find it for sale online.

In this blog post, we will discuss this commemorative 50p coin's history, design, mintage, and worth.

Its intricate design sets it apart from other coins and is sure to impress any collector. The 'UK entry to the EEC 50p coin' has a distinctive appearance and is a beautiful coin. This beautiful piece has been labelled as the EU Stars fifty pence coin since it was minted to commemorate the UK's 25th anniversary of joining the European Economic Community (EEC). If you're a collector of Royal Mint 50p coins, you will know the 1998 EU 50p coin as one of the most popular commemorative coins.

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