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- British twenty pence coin - The British decimal twenty pence (20p) coin – often pronounced "twenty pee" – was issued in June 1982 to fill the obvious gap between the ten pence and fifty pence coins. It rapidly gained acceptance and very large numbers now circulate coin is minted from an alloy of 84% copper] and 16% [[nickel (unlike the other 'silver' coins which are 75% copper, 25% nickel), weighs 5.
- Fifty pence - When understood abstractly, as money, fifty pence refers to half of one pound, a term used for the base unit of currency in various national economies. When understood physically, as a unit of currency itself, fifty pence may refer to:
- Irish ten pence (decimal coin) - The ten pence coin was introduced on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 and reused the design on the florin coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928. Some florin coins remained in circulation until 1994, with the same nominal value, size and weight as the ten pence coin.
- Christopher Ironside - Christopher Ironside (1913 - 1992) designed various coins for the Royal Mint, including the reverse of the present British 50 pence, ten pence, five pence, two pence, and one penny coins, as well as the former half penny coin.
- Irish five pence (decimal coin) - The five pence coin was introduced on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 and reused the design on the shilling coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928. Some shilling coins remained in circulation until the early 1990s, with the same nominal value as the five pence coin.