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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Queen with Crown
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicting the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem. The bust is mature and unadorned save for the crown, rendered with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The engraver's initials IRB appear beneath the truncation of the neck. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY, with the date 2013 positioned at the lower right of the field. |
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| Mintage | 2013 - BU |
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Guernsey has issued commemorative fifty pence pieces under licensing arrangements that allow the island's government considerable latitude in subject matter — resulting in a long run of gold-plated copper issues aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. These were never intended to pass through tills.