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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Platinum Wedding - 10th Anniversary Portrait 1957
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted in right-facing profile bust, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The circular legend reads '· ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY ·' around the upper periphery, with 'FIFTY PENCE · 2017 ·' distributed along the lower periphery. The portrait is rendered in fine detail against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | · ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY · IRB FIFTY PENCE · 2017 · |
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Guernsey has issued commemorative 50 pence pieces with some regularity, but this one marks a specific dynastic milestone: the 70th wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, whose 1947 Westminster Abbey ceremony was itself a carefully managed piece of post-war public relations — rationing was still in force, and the bride's dress was purchased using clothing coupons. The "10th Anniversary Portrait" designation refers to the Maklouf effigy adopted across Commonwealth territories in 1985, here repurposed as the obverse for this anniversary issue a full three decades after its introduction.