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50 Pence - Elizabeth II HMS Paramour
| Issuer | Saint Helena |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter-length portrait of astronomer Edmund Halley facing slightly left occupies the right portion of the field, depicted in period dress with a long curled wig. To the left, the Royal Navy pink HMS Paramour is shown under full sail on stylised waves, with a comet streaking diagonally across the upper left of the field and a constellation of stars scattered across the night sky above. The legend EDMUND HALLEY and the date 1676 appear in the lower field, commemorating Halley's voyage to Saint Helena to catalogue the southern stars. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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HMS Paramour was the vessel Edmund Halley commanded on three voyages between 1698 and 1701, charting magnetic variation across the Atlantic — work that produced the first published isogonic chart in history. Saint Helena served as a resupply stop during those expeditions, which is the direct connection this issue commemorates. The 2002 date aligns with the tercentenary of Halley's final Paramour voyage.