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50 Pence - Elizabeth II King Penguin
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Heptagonal (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with a drop earring visible, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend arcs around the periphery of the heptagonal flan, reading 'SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS' with the date '2020' centered at the base. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a dark mirror field. |
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| Reverse description | A single adult King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) depicted standing upright in three-quarter view, its flippers slightly extended, set upon a rocky outcrop in the central field. The legend 'KING PENGUIN' curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 'FIFTY PENCE' arcs along the lower periphery, both in bold raised lettering against the dark field. |
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Pobjoy Mint has operated as the official minter for several British Overseas Territories and dependent states since the 1970s, producing wildlife-themed coinage for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands that has built a secondary collector market largely detached from the territories' negligible circulating economy. South Georgia's King Penguin colony at St. Andrews Bay is among the largest on earth, numbering well over 100,000 breeding pairs — which may explain the denomination's recurring appearance across multiple years in the series.