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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Platinum Wedding - Portrait from 1951
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted as a right-facing diademed and draped bust with curled hair and a pearl earring visible. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II to the upper left and BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY to the upper right, with FIFTY PENCE and the date 2017 arranged along the lower periphery, separated by raised bullet points. |
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| Obverse lettering | · ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY · IRB FIFTY PENCE · 2017 |
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Guernsey issued this piece to mark the 2017 platinum wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — 70 years of marriage, a milestone reached by no previous British monarch. The portrait used is the Beaux-Arts likeness commissioned for the 1951 Festival of Britain, predating her accession, making it technically a portrait of a princess rather than a queen.