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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary of the 50 Pence coin, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing a crown and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The truncated bust is draped, with the legend surrounding the portrait in the field. The design follows the standard Rank-Broadley portrait adopted for British Commonwealth coinage from 1998. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 50p denomination itself was introduced across the British Isles in October 1969, replacing the ten-shilling note as part of the preparatory groundwork for decimalisation — which wouldn't complete until February 1971. Guernsey, as a Crown dependency, followed its own commemorative program largely independent of the Royal Mint, issuing distinctive local coinage while remaining tied to sterling. The anniversary here is specifically that of the heptagonal shape, which was chosen partly because its constant-width geometry allows vending machines to accept it regardless of rotational orientation.