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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#10a |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the portrait by Arnold Machin, set within a deeply mirrored proof field. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND to the right, with the commemorative dual dates 1952-1977 arcing to the left, marking the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty's reign. The finely detailed bust shows the Queen wearing a tiara and draped at the shoulder, with the inscription divided symmetrically around the portrait. |
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| Reverse lettering | FALKLAND ISLANDS DESIRE THE RIGHT FIFTY PENCE |
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The Silver Jubilee issues of 1977 were produced across dozens of British territories and dependencies simultaneously — a coordinated Commonwealth-wide commemorative program that generated enormous mintage numbers globally, though individual territory issues varied sharply. The Falkland Islands, still five years from the Argentine invasion that would thrust the colony into international headlines, issued this proof in silver alongside a cupro-nickel circulation version.
KM#10a distinguishes the silver proof from its base-metal counterpart. Mintages for Falklands silver proofs of this period were modest, supplied primarily to collectors through the Islands' own philatelic and numismatic bureau.