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This is a 50p that was minted to celebrate the UK joining what became the EU. It was minted in my birth year, and my mum gave it to me shortly before she died of cancer in 2021. It is one of my most treasured possessions.

It has 12 hands linked in a circle to symbolise the then 12 countries of the European Community. One of them is smaller, representing the hand of Queen Elizabeth II.

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I had one of these coins as a kid, I had no idea. Thanks for the info
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We, will be back 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺
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I've had those coins! I never noticed the smaller hand, nor knew the significance.
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@LadybirdDonna I used to have one of those! I don’t know what happened to it 🙁
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@Kris Being stupid is like being dead: the subject doesn’t realise, and it mainly causes problems for those around them.
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