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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Churchill - Statesman
| Issuer | Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace, after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 2005 · FALKLAND ISLANDS, with the denomination 50 PENCE positioned along the lower border, all within a plain rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the fortieth anniversary of Churchill's death, this coin appeared the same year the Falkland Islands were quietly asserting their distinct political identity — a relationship with Britain that Churchill himself had no particular association with, though the Islands' defense in 1982 owed something to the postwar strategic architecture he helped shape. The "Statesman" designation distinguishes this from companion issues in the series labeling him as Soldier, Artist, and Nobel Laureate.