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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A youthful right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the State Crown, struck in ultra-high relief against a mirror-polished field, evoking her early coronation portrait. The circular legend HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs around the upper periphery, and the denomination £5 appears in the lower field flanked by two raised dots. A small mintmark is visible at the base of the portrait's truncation. The dramatic relief of the crowned bust creates a powerful three-dimensional sculptural effect characteristic of this commemorative issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a population of fewer than a thousand, has no permanent civilian residents by right — only contracted workers and military personnel. Its coins are legal tender in name but never circulate there in practice, making every issue a pure numismatic product from the outset. The Diamond Jubilee provided a predictable occasion for such issues across multiple British territories simultaneously in 2012.