50 Pence 1996, 70th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II [Ascension Island / Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]

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50 Pence 1996, 70th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II [Ascension Island / Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]
  • Country: Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 28.28 g
  • Name: 70th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Designation: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 50 Pence
  • Currency Unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medallic
  • Summary: KM# 8
  • Diameter: 38.61 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part of the reverse are relief drawings: in the center, front view, below in profile, royal guardsmen; in front of them stand two guardsmen facing each other in profile. The guardsman on the left is handing over a standard, the one on the right is receiving it. On the left, a cameo with a portrait facing right, above it a two-line inscription '50 PENCE'. Along the upper edge in an arc – 'TO CELEBRATE 70 YEARS 1996'. On the right, a stylized image of a fish.
  • Obverse
    In the central part is the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain wearing a crown. In the truncation are the initials of the British sculptor Raphael David Maklouf – 'RDM'. Along the rim are inscriptions in English: on the left the monarch's name 'ELIZABETH II', on the right the name of the British Overseas Territory 'ASCENSION ISLAND'.

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