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50 New Pence - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 50 New Pence |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in intaglio print occupies the right portion of the note, set against a light blue guilloche underprint. To the left of centre, the triskelion arms of the Isle of Man appears within a circular vignette surrounded by the motto legend. The denomination '50p' appears in the lower left and lower right corners, with the issuer title in letterpress across the top. |
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| Protection description | the triskelion, the heraldic symbol of the Isle of Man, visible when held to light |
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The Isle of Man Government moved to decimal currency in 1971 alongside the United Kingdom but retained the right to issue its own notes — a consequence of the island's status as a Crown Dependency outside the UK but subject to the Crown. Bradbury Wilkinson, the New Malden firm responsible for this note, had by 1979 built one of the more respected intaglio reputations in British Commonwealth note printing, though the firm was acquired by De La Rue just three years later.
Pick 33 is a relatively short-lived type. The Manx 50 New Pence denomination was phased out as the island transitioned away from "New Pence" nomenclature.