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25 Pence - Elizabeth II Bird Life - Wirebird
| Issuer | Saint Helena |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted with a diadem, drop earring, and necklace, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and ST. HELENA along the right rim, both in raised Latin capitals within a beaded border. The date 2013 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II ST. HELENA 2013 |
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The wirebird — Saint Helena's critically endangered plover — has teetered on the edge of extinction for decades, with wild population counts dropping below 200 at their lowest point in the early 2000s before conservation efforts on the island's central flax plains began to show measurable recovery. Saint Helena's coins rarely see significant circulation given the island's tiny permanent population, which means aluminium bronze pieces from this series typically survive in condition far better than their nominal face value would suggest warranted.