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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Hans Christian Andersen - Snow Queen
| Issuer | Government of Ascension Island |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ascension Island has no indigenous population and no circulating coinage economy — its coins are produced entirely for the collector market, issued under licensing arrangements that allow the territory's name to appear on commemorative pieces with no expectation they will ever be spent. This 2022 piece is part of a broader series tied to the Hans Christian Andersen bicentennial commemorations, the Danish author having died in 1875.
Silver-plated steel rather than solid silver keeps production costs low enough to support mass collector distribution at accessible price points.