Overview
- Unveiled at Aerospace Bristol, the coin was presented with former Concorde chief engineer John Britton in attendance.
- Sales opened on the Royal Mint website at 9am on 13 January, with entry-level versions priced from £15.
- The reverse depicts Concorde in flight against a stylised split‑flap departure board, created by design agency Osborne Ross.
- The project was developed in collaboration with British Airways and Airbus, with the Mint describing it as a tribute to British innovation.
- The Mint notes Concorde engineers helped shape the original seven‑sided 50p in 1969, as the aircraft’s first commercial route launched in 1976 from Heathrow to Bahrain.