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50 Pence - Elizabeth II White-tailed tropicbird
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Third-effigy crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the hair and regalia. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and ASCENSION ISLAND along the right, both in raised capital letters within the field border. |
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| Reverse description | Three White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) depicted in a naturalistic coastal scene engraved by David Cornell. A large adult is shown in soaring flight across the upper field, its characteristic elongated tail streamer trailing behind; a second bird approaches in mid-flight at centre; and a third rests at its nest among rocky outcrops in the lower foreground. The denomination 50 PENCE and date 1998 are inscribed in two lines at upper centre, with the legend WWF CONSERVING NATURE arcing around the upper periphery, referencing the World Wide Fund for Nature conservation programme. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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