Royal Mint VE Day coin: new commemorative 50p coins released to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end in 2025
- The Royal Mint is issuing new 50p coins starting May 1, 2025, commemorating 80 years since VE Day in the UK.
- This release commemorates Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the 1945 end of World War II and follows a 1995 £2 coin for the 50th anniversary.
- The coins feature a dove of peace design with the inscription “In peace goodwill” and come in brilliant uncirculated, silver, and gold finishes.
- Prices start at £14.50 for the brilliant uncirculated coin and reach £1,725 for the special gold coin struck on May 8, 2025.
- The Mint invited veterans Ron Horsey and Richard Pelzer to strike one of the first coins, emphasizing the tribute to the generation that secured peace in Europe.
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VE Day 50p coins released by Royal Mint to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end
The Mint is honouring 80 years of peace with the new coin, featuring a dove design 🕊️
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Coins to mark 80 years since VE Day launched by Royal Mint
The 50p coin design, available to buy from Thursday, features a dove of peace and the inscription ‘In peace goodwill’.
·London, United Kingdom
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