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1/2 Penny - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Falkland Islands Government |
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| Year | 1974-1983 |
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| Weight | 1.782 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the second portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicted as a draped bust wearing a tiara, as modelled by Arnold Machin. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND curves around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field, and the design is framed by a fine beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Falkland Islands Government began issuing its own decimal coinage in 1971 following the United Kingdom's own decimalization that same year. Prior to that, the islands had used British coinage without any local issue. These earliest Falklands coins — the KM#1 series among them — were struck at the Royal Mint. The half penny denomination was abandoned in Britain itself in 1984, and the Falklands equivalent quietly disappeared from circulation around the same time, making later-date examples within this run considerably harder to source than the opening issues.