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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Bust from 1980, Silver proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 50 Pence |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II • ISLE OF MAN • 2021 • JC |
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| Reverse lettering | 95TH BIRTHDAY FIFTY PENCE LB |
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The Isle of Man's 50 pence program has long been a vehicle for commemorative and annual definitive issues, with the Pobjoy Mint — based in Surrey and the island's long-standing striking partner — producing an extensive range of proof variants across multiple reign portraits. The bust specified here dates to the Arnold Machin-derived effigy used from 1980, a portrait that had already been replaced on circulating coinage well before this 2021 proof was struck.
Issuing a silver proof with a decades-old portrait is a deliberate collector decision, not an anachronism — the Manx authorities have periodically revisited earlier effigies for proof sets targeting completionists.