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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 95th Birthday
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 50 Pence |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A youthful effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing a crown, depicted in a style reminiscent of the early Machin portrait, set against a mirror-polished proof field. The engraver's initials 'LB' appear at the lower centre below the truncation. The commemorative legend '95TH BIRTHDAY' arcs along the upper left of the coin, while 'FIFTY PENCE' is inscribed along the upper right, both in raised Latin characters. |
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The Isle of Man has issued commemorative 50 pence pieces in non-standard sizes and weights for decades, a practice enabled by its status as a Crown Dependency with full control over its own coinage — a privilege that has made Manx issues a recurring vehicle for collector-targeted silver rounds dressed in legal-tender clothing. At 56.4 mm and 31.10 g of .999 silver, this piece functions commercially as a one-ounce bullion coin regardless of its face denomination.
Elizabeth II turned 95 in April 2021, four months before the death of Prince Philip and roughly a year before her own death in September 2022, making this one of the final birthday commemoratives issued during her lifetime.