Front Design:
The trefoil Girlguiding logo which represents the threefold promise of the Guides. Designed by Jonathan Evans and Donna Hainan.
 
Obverse Design:
Queen Elizabeth II portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley.
 
More about the Girl Guides 50p
These special edition 50p coins were issued in 2010 to commemorate 100 years of the Girl Guiding movement.
Started in 1910 after a few determined girls turned up at the first Boy Scout Rally in 1909 asking for “something for the girls”. A few months later the Girl Guides was formed. 100 years on and  Girlguiding UK is stronger than ever, totalling over 550,000 members in 2009. There were more than 10 million Guides around the world, giving girls opportunities they might not get elsewhere.