The Royal Mint has unveiled a 50p coin to commemorate 100 years of the BBC.
The collectible coin is inscribed with the broadcaster's millstone, studying: "100 YEARS OF OUR BBC", in addition to “inform, educate, entertain” – the values set out by Lord Reith when he based the organisation in 1922. Coin fanatics are set to scoop the collectable cash up as they depict the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The coin’s depiction of the Queen is anticipated to create a “ excessive demand ” amongst collectors, a Royal Mint official stated.
The brand new cash depict Her Majesty regardless of the King’s effigy being unveiled as they had been produced earlier than her dying in September and won't be re-struck so as to “minimise waste or pointless environmental influence”.
The coin pays tribute to the BBC’s international attain by exhibiting a broadcasting mast rising from the earth.
“Cash are miniature items of artwork which inform the tales of our nation,” Rebecca Morgan, the Royal Mint’s director of collector companies, stated.
“We're delighted to be working with Britain’s main nationwide broadcaster to create a particular 50p in recognition of their 100 years.
“An ever-present British establishment for most individuals’s lives, the BBC has had a marked affect on our tradition and broadcast a few of the most extraordinary moments in British historical past.
”With the obverse facet of the coin that includes the effigy of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, we do anticipate a excessive demand for these cash from collectors.”
BBC director-general Tim Davie stated the broadcaster was “honoured” by the commemorative coin, including that its design “completely captures the BBC’s big attain and influence”.
The 50p coin may be purchased for £11 from the Royal Mint’s web site.
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