Innovation in Science coins
Nine Innovation in Science designs were issued from 2019 to 2023, none of them for circulation.
- Designs
- 9
- Years
- 2019 to 2023
Innovation in Science 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.
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2019 Stephen Hawking 50p
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £11
Rosalind Franklin 50p
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £10
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2021 John Logie Baird 50p
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £10
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2021 Charles Babbage 50p
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £13
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2021 Discovery of Insulin 50p
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £15
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2022 Alexander Graham Bell £2
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £13
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2022 Alan Turing 50p
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £10
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2023 Edward Jenner £2
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £13
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2023 Ada Lovelace £2
Not issued for circulation- Issued
- Not issued for circulation
- Value
- £12
Innovation in Science coins in order of issue
- 2019
The Stephen Hawking 50p of 2019 celebrates the physicist's work on black holes, with a black hole and his entropy formula on the reverse.
- 2020
The Rosalind Franklin 50p of 2020 marks the centenary of the chemist's birth with her famous X-ray photograph of DNA.
- 2021
The John Logie Baird 50p of 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of the television pioneer, with a transmission mast and the milestones of his life on the reverse.
- 2021
The Charles Babbage 50p of 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of the computer pioneer, with a text and number design that spells his name in code.
- 2021
The Discovery of Insulin 50p of 2021 marks a century since insulin was discovered in 1921, with a crystal-structure design and the hormone's molecular formula.
- 2022
The Alexander Graham Bell £2 from 2022 marks the centenary of the inventor's death with a telephone keypad whose buttons spell out PIONEER OF THE TELEPHONE.
- 2022
The Alan Turing 50p of 2022 honours the mathematician and wartime codebreaker with a cogwheel set against a field of code, hiding three messages.
- 2023
The Edward Jenner £2 from 2023 marks the bicentenary of the death of the pioneer of vaccination, showing a crowd of tiny figures around a smallpox virus.
- 2023
The Ada Lovelace £2 from 2023 honours the mathematician often called the first computer programmer, with the punched cards that programmed Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine across its top.
Innovation in Science questions
How many Innovation in Science coins are there?
There are nine Innovation in Science designs, issued from 2019 to 2023: the Stephen Hawking 50p, the Rosalind Franklin 50p, the John Logie Baird 50p, the Charles Babbage 50p, the Discovery of Insulin 50p, the Alexander Graham Bell £2, the Alan Turing 50p, the Edward Jenner £2 and the Ada Lovelace £2.
Which Innovation in Science coin is worth the most?
In uncirculated condition the highest is the Discovery of Insulin 50p, typically £15. Values were checked in September 2026.