2019 Royal Mint Sherlock Holmes Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin

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Specifications:
"Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity"
2019 Royal Mint Sherlock Holmes Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Weight: 16.00 Grams / Diameter: 27.30mm
Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort
Issue Limit: 2,500 Worldwide
Presented: Original Royal Mint Box with Certificate of Authenticity
In 2019 to celebrate the 160th Anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle author of Sherlock Holmes,
the Royal Mint released a special Limited Issue Sherlock Holmes Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse designed by Stephen Raw features a cameo of Sherlock Holmes and title of some of his books while the obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.