5 Pence - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, large type

Issuer Falkland Islands
Year 1974-1992
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Pence
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5.65 g
Diameter 23.6 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s) Obverse: Arnold Machin
Reverse: William Maving Gardner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#4.1
Obverse description Young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right surrounded by legend
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse description Black-browed albatross in flight left, denomination, and date below. This medium-sized albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) is circumpolar in the Southern Ocean.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering FALKLAND ISLANDS WG 5 1982
Edge Milled
Mint
Mintage 1974 - - 67 000
1974 - Proof - 23 000
1980 - -
1980 - Proof - 10 000
1982 - -
1982 - Proof -
1983 - -
1985 - -
1987 - - 5 000
1987 - Proof - 2 500
1992 - -
1992 - Proof -
Numisquare ID 3923302060
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