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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II Conservation, Silver Issue
| Issuer | Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, engraved by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field. The effigy portrays the Queen wearing a tiara and with hair set in a characteristic coiffure. The circular legend around the periphery reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND in raised Latin lettering, bordered by a fine beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | A pair of Flightless Steamer Ducks (Tachyeres brachypterus), endemic to the Falkland Islands, depicted standing on rocky shoreline amid stylised water and vegetation in high relief at the centre of the field. The arc legend FALKLAND ISLANDS 1979 curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination £10 appears in large raised characters at the base, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | FALKLAND ISLANDS 1979 £10 |
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