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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, large type

Issuer States of Jersey
Year 1983
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Value 50 Pence (0.50 JEP)
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Obverse description Second portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the model by Arnold Machin, depicted with a tiara and draped bust, rendered in fine relief against a flat field. The peripheral legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, disposed along the upper arc of the heptagonal flan, with the date 1983 inscribed in the lower field beneath the effigy.
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Reverse description Central device depicting the ruins of a medieval stone arch and walls — identified as the remains of a Jersey landmark — surrounded by turbulent sea rendered in finely detailed relief. The upper legend BAILIWICK OF JERSEY curves along the periphery, while FIFTY PENCE is inscribed along the lower arc, both separated from the central design by a raised inner border. The architectural subject is engraved in a naturalistic style with careful attention to the stonework and wave detail.
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