The Royal Mint has issued a brand new 50p coin. To celebrate 160 years since the birth of renowned author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2019 marks the 160th anniversary of Conan Doyle’s birth. A man of letters but also a man of medicine, Conan Doyle wrote 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, paving the way for the future of crime fiction. He also succeeded in the field of medicine, even volunteering as a medic in the Second Boer War in 1900.
Specifications
Treasury: Royal Mint
Year of Issue: 2019
Country of Issue: United Kingdom
Denomination: 50p
Metal: Cupro-Nickel
Weight: 8.00g
Diameter: 27.30mm
Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated
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