COIN SPECIFICATIONS: 50 Pence, Alloy 0.925 Sterling Silver, Weight 16.00 grams, diameter 27.30 mm, Issue Limit, 5,000.
CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAMUEL JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY UNITED KINGDOM SILVER PROOF PIEDFORT 50p COIN. Johnson's dictionary stands as a celebration of the English language. It remained without rival for over a century until the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary which was published towards the end of the nineteenth century. As a recognition of his contribution to the culture of English life, when he died in 1784 he was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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