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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Platinum Wedding - The Royal Wedding, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Fifth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, engraved by Jody Clark, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, with fine detail rendered in high relief. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower rim. The surrounding legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · ISLE OF MAN · separated by raised dots, with the date 2017 appearing in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · ISLE OF MAN · 2017 · |
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Issued to mark the 70th wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, this is one of the more unusual commemorative pairings in Isle of Man coinage — a 50 pence denomination struck in 22-carat gold, a metal entirely at odds with the face value but entirely consistent with Pobjoy Mint's approach to the Isle of Man's collector program. Pobjoy held the minting contract for the island for decades and routinely exploited the jurisdiction's permissive commemorative licensing to produce precious metal versions of circulating denominations.
Philip and Elizabeth married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey, making 2017 their platinum anniversary.