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A commemorative 50p coin has been unveiled by the Royal Mint to mark the ����ý's centenary.

The coin - priced at £11 - pays tribute to the ����ý's global reach and shows a broadcast mast emerging from the Earth.

It also features an image of the Queen rather than King Charles - whose effigy will now adorn all new coins.

The coins were produced before the Queen died in September and will not be re-struck in order to "minimise waste or unnecessary environmental impact".

The Queen's depiction on the coins is expected to create a "high demand" among collectors, said the Royal Mint.

The reverse side of the coin is also inscribed with "inform, educate, entertain" - the values set out by Lord Reith when he founded the ����ý in 1922.

Rebecca Morgan, the Royal Mint's director of collector services, said the company was "delighted" to work with the ����ý "to create a special 50p" to mark 100 years of the organisation.

"An ever-present British institution for most people's lives, the ����ý has had a marked influence on our culture and broadcast some of the most extraordinary moments in British history."

The British Broadcasting Company, as the ����ý was originally called, was started on 18 October 1922 by a group of leading wireless manufactures including Marconi and daily broadcasting began on 14 November.

����ý director general Tim Davie said the national broadcaster was "honoured" by the coin, adding that the design "perfectly captures the ����ý's huge reach and impact".