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1/2 Penny - Elizabeth II 16 - 10 - 81, World Food Day
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Weight | 1.78 g |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a herring in high relief, rendered with fine scale detail, oriented horizontally across the field and superimposed over a stylised outline map of the Isle of Man. The commemorative date 16-10-81 appears in the upper field below the legend ISLE OF MAN, which arcs around the upper periphery. The denomination HALF PENNY is distributed along the lower left periphery, while the inscription WORLD FOOD DAY curves along the lower right, together commemorating the United Nations World Food Day of 16 October 1981. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Isle of Man issued an unusually dense series of commemorative halfpenny pieces throughout the early 1980s, tying individual dates to specific occasions — a practice that muddied the distinction between circulation coinage and collectible issue. This piece marks World Food Day, established by the FAO in 1979 and first observed on 16 October 1980, the anniversary of the organization's founding in Quebec City in 1945. The Isle of Man Treasury was among the earliest and most prolific issuers to mint coins specifically dated to that observance.