If this is not the case, they may not use the Queen's portrait. British Overseas Territories are only allowed to use the Queen's portrait on their coins if there is an actual connection between the theme of the coin and the specific territory. If they would have had to wait for at least 6 months, demand for such a coin would have been much lower by then.Ģ. When Dame Vera Lynn died for example, Gibraltar immediately issued a coin.

Furthermore demand will in general be higher if the coin is being issued as soon as possible after an event has happened. The first company that comes up with a theme gets the biggest share of the market. If they want to issue a coin quickly, this is too long. The approval process to get permission for the use of the Queen's portrait on a coin takes upto 6 months. There are 2 types of cases in which they use their coat of arms instead of the Queen's portrait:ġ. Different companies so a different format of the weight on the packaging is not strange at all.įurthermore coins of Gibraltar can without any problem be produced without the Queen's portrait. The COVID-19 50p coin of Gibraltar was made by Tower Mint. The Brexit 50p in BU packaging is a UK coin made by The Royal Mint. Unfortunately you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. And there is absolutely no trace of this coin on any official websites. And the thought of a coin not carrying the Queen’s portrait on the obverse is outrageous and would break centuries of British royal tradition.

It also doesn’t have the FSC certification stamp on the packaging or the copyright symbol. One thing I’ve noticed is that on a real Brexit 50p in BU packaging that I have the weight is given as ‘8.00g’, whereas on the fake the weight is given as ‘8 grams’. I think it's pretty scummy to take advantage of the situation to start making fake commemorative coins, there are already so many fake silver and gold coins I guess they wanted to try something new stay alert, people! Seems they are getting the knack for it, people are already finding these in their change back in the West. When I first picked it up and examined it, it looked cheaply made and below quality but it was being sold at a reputable silver bullion dealer and it came in that nice looking plastic bag. A simple Google search shows nothing coming up from the usual British mints and distributors. I live in Hong Kong and they are coming out here, the trouble is no one realises they are fake yet. They come complete with strange text, spelling errors, awful design aesthetics and probably a fake mintage (they should add a few zeroes). It seems someone in China has had the 'bright idea' of taking advantage of the pandemic to make fake Gibraltar coin BU presentation packets.

Vera lynn coin