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50 Pence - Charles III White Cliffs Observer
| Issuer | Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 50 Pence 0.50 FKP = UAH 30 |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail after the design by Martin Jennings. The legend CHARLES III•D•G•REX•FALKLAND ISLANDS arcs around the periphery following the heptagonal flan, with the date 2025 positioned centrally at the base. The portrait shows the King in civilian dress, with the designer's initials visible at the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the vital role of the White Cliffs of Dover observers during the Second World War, who stationed themselves at the cliffs to spot and report incoming enemy aircraft and vessels. The design features a depiction referencing this coastal watch, with the denomination 50p displayed prominently in the field. The inscriptions THIS IS YOUR VICTORY and WHITE CLIFFS OBSERVER appear as part of the reverse legend, evoking Churchill's famous wartime address. |
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The White Cliffs Observer was a Royal Observer Corps post on the Falkland Islands, one of several established during the 1982 conflict to provide early warning of Argentine air attack. The corps, originally a WWI-era British civil defence organisation, was formally stood down in 1995 — making any commemorative recognition of its Falklands role a nod to a chapter that closed quietly, well outside the headlines that followed the main ground campaign.