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25 Pence - Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Saint Helena |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the portrait by Arnold Machin, wearing a tiara and with hair swept upward. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND in raised letters, with the Silver Jubilee regnal dates 1952-1977 completing the legend around the field. The portrait is rendered with fine cameo relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse description | A large Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) depicted in three-quarter view in the central field, resting among grass and low vegetation. Behind the tortoise, a detailed architectural landscape features a colonial-style building with trees and foliage framing the scene, evoking the historic grounds of Saint Helena. The legend ST. HELENA arcs above in the upper field, and TWENTY FIVE PENCE curves along the lower periphery. The entire composition is executed in high-relief proof style against a polished mirror field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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