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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Centennial of Queen Victoria's Death
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 47.54 g |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of Queen Victoria, depicted as a young sovereign wearing an open crown with ribbon ties, her hair dressed in ringlets. The name VICTORIA appears vertically in the left field, while the regnal and death dates 1837·1901 are inscribed vertically to the right. The commemorative issue year 2001 appears in the lower left field, and the engraver's initials DC are visible at the lower rim. The portrait is engraved by David Cornell in a finely detailed neoclassical style. |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA · 1837 · 1901 · 2001 |
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Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a population of fewer than a thousand, has no indigenous inhabitants and no permanent civilian economy — its coinage exists entirely for the collector market. This piece was issued to mark the hundredth anniversary of Victoria's death on January 22, 1901, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, where she died aged 81 after a reign of nearly 64 years.
At 47.54 g of 22-carat gold, this is a substantial struck piece rather than a token issue. The Fr#5 reference places it firmly within the Friedberg gold classification system.