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2 Pence - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Saint Helena and Ascension |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Weight | 7.10 g |
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| Obverse description | Third-portrait crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earring, with the engraver's initials RDM incused at the truncation. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · ST. HELENA · ASCENSION, divided across the upper field, with the date 1991 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A donkey laden with a large bundle of firewood strapped across its back is depicted in left profile, occupying the central field of the coin. The numeral 2 appears prominently in the lower central field beneath the animal, with the denomination legend TWO PENCE inscribed along the lower periphery in a curved arrangement. The design references the historic use of working donkeys on the island of Saint Helena, serving as a charming emblem of local heritage and daily life. |
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Saint Helena and Ascension issued its own decimal coinage beginning in 1984, a administrative curiosity given that Ascension Island had never previously shared a currency issuer with Saint Helena. The pairing reflected British colonial consolidation rather than any geographic or economic logic — the two islands lie roughly 1,300 kilometers apart with no meaningful trade relationship.
KM#12 saw mintage across several years through the early 1990s, all struck at the Royal Mint.