50 Pence - Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee - God Save the Queen; Silver and Gold plated

Issued to mark Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee — seventy years on the throne, the longest reign in British history — this piece was struck just months before her death in September 2022, giving the entire commemorative program an unintended valedictory character. The Isle of Man has long issued prolifically under Pobjoy Mint contracts, producing commemorative 50 pence pieces in quantities and compositions that serious collectors treat with varying degrees of enthusiasm.

The selective gold plating on silver-washed copper-nickel is a production technique Pobjoy developed specifically to hit accessible retail price points without sacrificing visual impact.