PLEASE NOTE THE HEAVY TONING (DARK COLOUR TARNISH) ON COIN. THIS IS RELECTED IN THE LOW SELLING PRICE.

The 1997 UK Proof Piedfort Silver 50p Coin was introduced in 1997 to mark the new 1997 coins. The coin's reverse depicts Britannia, elegantly seated with the lion of England.

The obverse of the coin features the Maklouf portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.