2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p
The Atlantic Salmon 50p coin from The Royal Mint honors the UK's natural heritage. This Brilliant Uncirculated coin with a Privy Mark is highly collectible among UK coin enthusiasts.
All About The 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p
What are the 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coins?
A priority conservation species, the Atlantic salmon features on the 2023 definitive UK 50p coin. Wild populations are low due to factors like river pollution, habitat loss, river heating (due to a lack of tree cover and climate change) and overfishing. They can be found in very clean rivers in Scotland and Wales along with those in North and South West England.
When the Royal Mint revealed that the circulating Salmon 50p has a mintage of only 200,000 making it the rarest circulating 50p coin, UK coin buyers went into a frenzy of snapping up any variant of this beautiful coin.
2023 Atlantic Salmon Coin Specifications and Details
| Denomination | 50p |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Alloy | Cupro-nickel |
| Weight | 8g |
| Diameter | 27.3 mm |
| Designer (Reverse) | The Royal Mint |
| Designer (Obverse) | Martin Jennings |
What is the PRIVY MARK on a Salmon 50p?
A privy mark is a small symbol added to coins to commemorate special events, anniversaries, or collaborations. For the Salmon 50p, its privy mark is a tiny crown symbol stamped onto some coins on the "heads" or "obverse" side
Originating in historic minting to denote the mint or to distinguish coin variants, modern privy marks serve as collectible details, adding significance and uniqueness to certain coin releases.
The Royal Mint has used privy marks on coins like those in the Queen's Beasts series and special commemoratives to enhance collectability and mark exclusive releases.
Privy Mark Confusion
First minted in 2023 in celebration of Charles' ascension of the throne, the privy mark is a small Tudor crown on non-circulated coins.
The collector's versions (such as the BU coins) of the 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p coins DO HAVE the special Privy Mark added on the King's side of the coin
The circulating version of this coin, that you may find in your pocket change (only 200,000 circulating), DOES NOT HAVE the Privy Mark.
