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2022 UK New Coin Designs and Releases


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Following on from a few earlier posts about 2022 gold sovereigns, Year of the Tiger:

There is to be a new fifty pence design relating to insulin.

Here is our quick visualisation:

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We do not yet have full details, but:

The Royal Mint Innovation in Science Series: Insulin 50p

Next we have a potential new addition to the Innovation in Science Series, which already includes coins celebrating the work of Stephen Hawking, Rosalind Franklin and John Logie Baird. The design will feature a depiction of insulin molecules, along with the chemical formula for it. Insulin is commonly used in the treatment of diabetes. 

We don't know if the coin is commemorating a specific event related to insulin and it's discovery, but we have some ideas. 2021 marks 100 years since the hormone was discovered by Scottish biochemist John Macleod, and Canadian scientists, Frederick Banting and Charles Best. 

In 1951, British scientist Frederick Sanger produced the first full structure of the amino acid. It was the first protein ever to be fully sequenced sand allowed scientists to further understand it. The coin could possibly commemorate 70 years since this scientific breakthrough. 

As we're already in August, we think it's more likely to be a 2022-dated coin. If that's the case, it may be celebrating the 100th anniversary since insulin was first used in the treatment of diabetes. Often regarded as one of the most historic breakthroughs in medical history, insulin has saved the lives of millions of people around the world. 

The full list of coins we can expect to see is below. 

Denomination Metal Diameter Weight Fineness Actual Metal Weight
50 Pence Gold 27.3 mm 15.5 g 916.7 0.457 oz
50 Pence Silver Piedfort 27.3 mm 16 g 925 0.476 oz
50 Pence Silver 27.3 mm 8 g 925 0.238 oz
50 Pence Cupro-Nickel 27.3 mm 8 g N/A N/A

 

We will be adding more as we learn about them, and they will be added here:

https://www.chards.co.uk/blog/new-coin-information-summer-2021/1015#The-Royal-Mint-Innovation-in-Science-Series:-Insulin-50p

 

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