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50 Pence - Charles III By Sea, Colored
| Issuer | Pitcairn Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, draped bust of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief after the effigy by Martin Jennings. The legend CHARLES III · PITCAIRN ISLANDS · FIFTY PENCE is inscribed around the upper periphery, following the heptagonal coin shape. The date 2024 appears in the lower field, flanked by raised dots. The portrait is set against a plain, polished field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1944 BY SEA JUNE 6 D-DAY |
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Pitcairn remains one of the most logistically isolated inhabited territories on earth — resupply ships call perhaps a dozen times a year, and the island has no airstrip. Coins issued under its authority have never circulated there in any meaningful sense; the economy runs on barter, fishing, and honey sales. This piece exists entirely for the philatelic and numismatic export market, a revenue stream the island's roughly fifty residents depend on.