Falkland Islands KM#180.1 50 pence 2017-2021 UNC coin—Penguin—Queen Elizabeth II
Falkland Islands KM#180.1 50 pence 2017-2021 UNC coin—Penguin—Queen Elizabeth II
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Coin Characteristics
- Catalog no.: KM# 180.1 · Numista N#131238
- Type: Circulating commemorative
- Years: 2017–2021
- Value: 50 Pence (0.50 FKP = 0.50 GBP)
- Currency: Falkland Islands Pound (decimalized, 1971–date)
- Composition: Copper-nickel
- Weight: 8 g
- Diameter: 27.3 mm · Thickness: 1.8 mm
- Shape: Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
- Technique: Milled
- Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
- Issuer: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)
- Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II (reign 1952–2022)
- Condition: UNC (Uncirculated)
The Scrappiest Penguin in the South Atlantic
Five species of penguin breed in the Falkland Islands — Magellanic, Gentoo, King, Macaroni, and Rockhopper — making the archipelago one of the most penguin-dense places on earth. Each has its niche. Gentoos sprint through the surf. Kings stand cathedral-tall. Macaronis flash gold crests like minor royalty.
The Southern Rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome) is something else entirely. It doesn't waddle to the sea — it jumps, feet together, boulder to boulder, down cliffs that would give a mountain goat pause. It is the smallest of the crested penguins and arguably the most belligerent: quick to jab, quick to screech, utterly indifferent to anything larger than itself.
The Falklands hold one of the largest Rockhopper colonies in the world, concentrated on West Falkland and the offshore islands. They arrive in October, raise their chicks in deafening rookeries, and vanish back to sea by April — a cycle that has played out on these windswept rocks for millennia.
A Coin Shaped Like No Other
The 7-sided equilateral curve heptagon is the same format used for the British 50p — instantly recognizable in the pocket, impossible to confuse with a round coin. Struck in copper-nickel with medal alignment, this circulating commemorative was issued across a five-year run (2017–2021), giving it real circulation history even in UNC survivors.
On one side, the Rockhopper in full character. On the other, the definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II — the monarch whose image appeared on Falkland coinage from 1974 until her death in 2022, bookending the entire modern era of the territory's numismatic history.
Own This Piece of the South Atlantic
A coin that puts the most tenacious bird in the Falklands on one face and the longest-reigning British monarch on the other — struck in a shape you can identify blind, from a territory most people couldn't place on a map. Uncirculated. Ready to hold, display, or add to a thematic wildlife or British Overseas Territories collection.
The Falkland winds don't stop. Neither does the Rockhopper.
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Banknote Condition Guide (UNC, XF, VF, F etc.)
- UNC (Uncirculated): No folds/creases; full crispness/sheen. May have "half moon" at edge of security thread.
- AU (About Uncirculated): Nearly perfect, with a single light fold or handling mark that doesn't break the paper. Crisp and colorful.
- XF a.k.a. EF (Extremely Fine): Crisp, firm, bright; a few light folds or one firm crease.
- VF Plus: Minor folds/stains; white areas are bright, still not quite Extra Fine.
- VF (Very Fine): Several folds; paper firmer than average; corners lightly worn.
- VF Minus: VF but may show foxing (yellow/brown patches), thinner paper, more folds/wrinkles/small tears (1-3 mm), otherwise intact.
- F (Fine): Well-used, many folds or creases; paper is soft; some soiling and/or pen marks.
- VG (Very Good) / Limp/worn/faded with heavy creasing/edge wear/tears.