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10 Pence - Elizabeth II Seven Spot Ladybird, Colourised
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 10 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Fourth and final definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting a mature right-facing portrait of the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The truncation bears the engraver's initials IRB. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2021 positioned at the lower right of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, full-colour depiction of a seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) rendered centrally in the field, its bright red elytra bearing seven distinctive black spots and flanked by visible legs and a black pronotum with white markings. The design, engraved by Mike Langman, occupies the majority of the reverse field and showcases vibrant colourisation applied to the milled coin surface. The denomination TEN PENCE is inscribed in a curved legend at the upper periphery, while the curved inscription SEVEN SPOT LADYBIRD runs along the lower periphery. |
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Guernsey's colourised circulating commemoratives occupy an awkward commercial niche — technically legal tender on the island, practically destined for collector folders rather than tills. This ladybird issue is part of a broader wildlife series produced for the Royal Mint's network of overseas territory clients, where low mintage costs and novelty finishes reliably move product without the pieces ever seeing genuine circulation.