OBVERSE

Bare head of His Majesty King Charles III on the left, designed by the engraver Martin Jennings, whose initials MJ appear under the neck; around it, the legend CHARLES II • D • G • REX • F • D • (Latin abbreviations for DEI GRATIA REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, translatable as BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING AND DEFENDER OF THE FAITH) and the face value of 50 PENCE.

REVERSE

Royal crown in the center, surrounded by the rose, thistle, shamrock, and leek, as well as the arms of the United Kingdom, gules three lions passant or armed and langued azure (for England), or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure (for Scotland), and azure a harp or with strings argent (for Ireland); in the lower part, the year 2022 and the initials of the engravers Edgar Fuller and Cecil Thomas, respectively EF and CT.