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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Magellanic Penguin
| Issuer | Falkland Islands Government |
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| Year | 2017-2021 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 2017 - - 1,200 2020 - - 15,000 2020 AB - - 2021 - - 2021 AB - - |
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The Falkland Islands' penguin coinage series has circulated alongside one of the world's most unusual economic dependencies — a territory whose population of roughly 3,000 people is substantially outnumbered by the Magellanic penguins that breed there each austral summer. The islands host an estimated 500,000 breeding pairs, making the species not just a national symbol but a genuine ecological fact of daily Falklands life.
KM#183.1 distinguishes this from the .2 variant issued in the same run, a split likely reflecting a die or edge modification rather than a change in issuing authority or composition.