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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 70th Birthday - Queen Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 38.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with pearl drop earrings and a pearl necklace, rendered in the Raphael Maklouf portrait style. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH II' to the left and 'ASCENSION ISLAND' to the right, in raised Latin characters against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse lettering | TO CELEBRATE 70 YEARS . 1996 50 PENCE |
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Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, held strategic value during the Falklands War as the primary staging point for Operation Corporate in 1982. Its commemorative coinage program through the 1990s was administered under the auspices of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority, with issues like this one struck specifically for the collector market rather than any genuine circulation need on the island's small resident population of military and contractor personnel.
The .925 silver KM#8a is the silver variant; a cupro-nickel circulation strike, KM#8, was produced alongside it.