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50 Pesos Sea lion
| Issuer | Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
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| Reverse description | A South American sea lion (León marino) is depicted in left-facing profile, rearing upright with its foreflipper and hindflippers visible against a textured field. The denomination $50 is prominently displayed in the upper right field, with the date 2021 immediately below it. The inscription ISLAS is positioned along the upper left border curving downward, while MALVINAS continues along the lower right rim; the species name LEON MARINO appears along the lower periphery in sans-serif capitals. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Falkland Islands introduced polymer notes and plastic coinage partly as a practical response to the islands' harsh maritime climate, which degrades paper and corrodes conventional metals faster than in temperate environments. This piece belongs to a broader push by the Falkland Islands Government to modernize its circulating issues without relying on Royal Mint production schedules for every denomination.
Plastic coinage of this type remains genuinely rare in circulation worldwide — fewer than a handful of territories have issued it as legal tender rather than novelty.