Dinosaur 50p coins

Nine Dinosaur 50p designs were issued from 2020 to 2024, none of them for circulation.

Designs
9
Years
2020 to 2024

Dinosaur 50p value list

None of the set has a published circulation mintage, so the list follows the order of issue. Each value is the typical price for the design, worked out from published UK prices and checked in September 2026.

  1. Anatomically accurate Megalosaurus at the centre, named above, with BUCKLAND and a date underneath
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2020

    Megalosaurus 50p

    2020, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £10
  2. Reconstruction of an Iguanodon, with IGUANODON lettered above and MANTELL and a date below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2020

    Iguanodon 50p

    2020, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £10
  3. Hylaeosaurus in homage to the Crystal Palace sculpture, HYLAEOSAURUS above and MANTELL and a date below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2020

    Hylaeosaurus 50p

    2020, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £9
  4. Temnodontosaurus ichthyosaur in the centre, TEMNODONTOSAURUS above and MARY ANNING with a date below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2021

    Temnodontosaurus 50p

    2021, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £10
  5. Plesiosaurus reconstruction with its teeth visible, PLESIOSAURUS above and MARY ANNING and a date below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2021

    Plesiosaurus 50p

    2021, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £8
  6. Dimorphodon pterosaur with wings spread across the coin, DIMORPHODON above and MARY ANNING below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2021

    Dimorphodon 50p

    2021, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £9
  7. Tyrannosaurus baring its teeth above a T-Rex skeleton, TYRANNOSAURUS above and CRETACEOUS below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2024

    Tyrannosaurus 50p

    2024, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £12
  8. Stegosaurus with plated back and spiked tail over a skeleton, STEGOSAURUS above and JURASSIC below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2024

    Stegosaurus 50p

    2024, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £12
  9. Diplodocus with winding neck and long tail, skeleton in the foreground, DIPLODOCUS above, JURASSIC below
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2024

    Diplodocus 50p

    2024, Dinosaurs

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £10

Dinosaur 50p coins in order of issue

  1. 2020

    The Megalosaurus 50p is the first coin in the Royal Mint's 2020 Dinosauria Collection and the first UK coin to show a dinosaur.

  2. 2020

    The Iguanodon 50p is the second coin in the 2020 Dinosauria Collection from the Royal Mint and the Natural History Museum.

  3. 2020

    The Hylaeosaurus 50p completes the Royal Mint's 2020 Dinosauria Collection and shows the first armoured dinosaur ever found.

  4. 2021

    The Temnodontosaurus 50p opened the Royal Mint's 2021 Mary Anning Collection and was the first UK coin to feature one of Anning's fossil finds.

  5. 2021

    The Plesiosaurus 50p sits between the Temnodontosaurus and the Dimorphodon in the Royal Mint's 2021 Mary Anning Collection and shows a marine reptile Anning found on the Dorset coast.

  6. 2021

    The Dimorphodon 50p is the third and final coin of the Royal Mint's 2021 Mary Anning Collection, showing a flying reptile she found in Dorset.

  7. 2024

    The Tyrannosaurus 50p, usually called the T-Rex 50p, opened the Royal Mint's Iconic Specimens collection made with the Natural History Museum.

  8. 2024

    The Stegosaurus 50p followed the T-Rex as the second release of the Royal Mint's 2024 Iconic Specimens collection, with a design based on Sophie, the Natural History Museum's Stegosaurus skeleton.

  9. 2024

    The Diplodocus 50p rounds off the Royal Mint's 2024 Iconic Specimens collection, a trio of dinosaur 50p coins made with the Natural History Museum.

Dinosaur 50p questions

How many Dinosaur 50p coins are there?

There are nine Dinosaur 50p designs, issued from 2020 to 2024: the Megalosaurus 50p, the Iguanodon 50p, the Hylaeosaurus 50p, the Temnodontosaurus 50p, the Plesiosaurus 50p, the Dimorphodon 50p, the Tyrannosaurus 50p, the Stegosaurus 50p and the Diplodocus 50p.

Which Dinosaur 50p is worth the most?

In uncirculated condition the highest is the Stegosaurus 50p, typically £12. Values were checked in September 2026.