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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Queen Mother, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 50 Pence (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, depicted with a diademed and crowned coiffure, wearing a pearl necklace and robes. The legend ELIZABETH II runs along the left periphery and ASCENSION ISLAND along the right periphery, both in raised capital lettering against the mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory administered jointly by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and — unusually — the BBC World Service, which operated a relay station there, has long issued commemorative coinage with no meaningful domestic circulation. The 1995 Queen Mother issue appeared as part of a wave of Commonwealth commemoratives marking her 95th birthday, produced almost entirely for the collector market.
The .925 silver version carries KM#7a designation, distinguishing it from the base metal KM#7 issue struck for the same event.