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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Macaroni Penguin, Colored
| Uitgever | Falkland Islands |
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| Jaar | 2018 |
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| Waarde | 50 Pence |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse displays a finely detailed, colorized close-up portrait of a Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) centrally positioned within the field. The subject's most distinctive feature — the vivid golden-yellow superciliary crests originating at the centre of the forehead and sweeping laterally above the eyes — is rendered in full applied color, creating a striking contrast against the coin's diamond-finish copper-nickel surface. The penguin's white facial plumage, dark dorsal coloring, and orange-red beak are depicted with naturalistic precision. The reverse legend MACARONI PENGUIN appears above the central device, with the denomination FIFTY PENCE inscribed below. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | MACARONI PENGUIN FIFTY PENCE |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Falkland Islands has issued wildlife-themed 50 pence pieces for decades, but the colored diamond-finish series from the late 2010s was aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. The Macaroni Penguin — named by 18th-century British sailors after the "macaroni" fashion trend of flamboyantly dressed young men — does breed in small numbers on the Falklands, though its primary colonies are on South Georgia.