2019 Royal Mint Kew Gardens Pagoda BU 50p Fifty Pence Coin Uncirculated

Description

Specifications:
"Dual Dated"
2019 Royal Mint Kew Gardens 260th Anniversary 50p Fifty Pence
Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Weight: 8.00 Grams / Diameter: 27.30mm
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Presented: Coin as Shown
In 2019 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the First 50p Coin and the 260th Anniversary of Kew Gardens, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Brilliant Uncirculated Kew Gardens 50p Fifty Pence Coin.
In 1759 Princess Augusta devoted a few acres of her gardens at Kew to a ‘Physic Garden’ where rare and unusual plants were cultivated for study. It was the beginning of Kew's destiny as a world leader in plant science.
In 2019, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew celebrates its 260th anniversary. The gardens were originally two Royal estates – the Kew Estate and the Richmond Estate - but were combined by George III in the late eighteenth century. Kew Gardens was handed over to the nation in 1841 and was awarded World Heritage Status in 2003.
Kew Gardens is celebrated in 2019 with a splendid commemorative 50p coin. For the reverse, artist Christopher Le Brun has chosen to feature Kew's famous Chinese Pagoda.
The obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Jody Clark.