HC Deb 02 July 1981 vol 7 c483W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many circulating coins of each denomination of the United Kingdom were issued bearing the date 1980; and how many gold coins and how many proof sets were issued.

Mr. Peter Rees

The information is as follows:

Base Metal Coins
To the nearest million issues of 1980 dated coins were:
million
50p 53
25p 11
10p 89
*5p 189
2p 308
1p 416
½p 194
* still in production

Proof Coins
To the nearest thousand issues of 1980 dated coins were:
thousands
Proof Gold Sovereigns 82
Proof Gold Half Sovereigns 68
*4 Coin Proof Gold set 10
*Includes Proof Gold £5 10
Includes Proof Gold £2 10
Proof Gold Sovereign 10
Proof Gold Half Sovereign 10
United Kingdom Proof Sets 137