Britain's most spectacular commemoratives, No40: 1998 National Health Service 43p
An eye-catching set used helping hands to convey the ethos of the National Health Service on its 50th anniversary.
Other designs showed hands forming a heart, taking a pulse and reassuring a child, all realised simply in sepia and white.
But the 43p is most emotive, as the hands form a cradle which suggests care and protection.
Design: Vince Frost.
Printing: offset lithography by Questa.