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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 80th Birthday
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Pound (1976-date) |
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| Reverse description | Forward-facing portrait bust of an elderly Queen Elizabeth II, crowned with a jewelled State Diadem and wearing a pearl necklace, after a contemporary commemorative effigy. The legend HER MAJESTY QUEEN arcs along the upper left field and ELIZABETH II 80TH BIRTHDAY along the upper right, with the date 2006 appearing in the lower exergue. The initials DC, attributed to the engraver, appear at the lower right of the portrait truncation. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ascension Island's commemorative issues of this period were produced under the Saint Helena government administration, with Royal Mint striking duties contracted out — a reminder that "Ascension Island" as an issuing authority was largely a licensing convenience rather than a functioning local mint infrastructure. The 80th birthday series appeared across multiple British Overseas Territories simultaneously in 2006, each with identical reverses and territory-specific obverses, making single-territory attribution meaningful only for registry purposes.