5 Pence - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait; large type

Features

Issuer	Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territories)
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1974-1992
Value	5 Pence 0.05 FKP = USD 0.07
Currency	Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	5.65 g
Diameter	23.6 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 9408
References	KM# 4.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right surrounded by legend

Script: Latin

Lettering: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Black-browed albatross in flight left, denomination, and date below. This medium-sized albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) is circumpolar in the Southern Ocean.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FALKLAND ISLANDS
WG
5
1974

Engraver: William Maving Gardner

Edge

Milled

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1974	67 000		$ 0.46	$ 1.30	$ 1.30	$ 1.30		25%
1974	23 000					$ 3.50	Proof	6%
1980			$ 0.96	$ 0.96	$ 1.10	$ 1.20		13%
1980	10 000					$ 3.00	Proof	5%
1982						$ 2.10		6%
1982						$ 3.70	Proof	4%
1983		$ 0.79	$ 0.79	$ 0.80	$ 1.30	$ 1.30		27%
1985			$ 0.99	$ 2.20	$ 2.20	$ 2.20		17%
1987	5 000			$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 1.70		13%
1987	2 500					$ 6.80	Proof	1.8%
1992			$ 0.84	$ 0.84	$ 1.10	$ 1.60		19%
1992							Proof	1.1%

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