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  • 20 Pence 2004, KM#  134, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Elizabeth II
  • 20 Pence 2004, KM#  134, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Elizabeth II
Description

The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, and the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The Falkland Islands' capital is Stanley on East Falkland.

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was a wedding present in 1947 from her grandmother, Queen Mary, who received it as a gift from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland in 1893 on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke of York, later George V. Made by E. Wolfe & Co., it was purchased from Garrard & Co. by a committee organised by Lady Eve Greville. In 1914, Mary adapted the tiara to take 13 diamonds in place of the large oriental pearls surmounting the tiara. At first, Elizabeth wore the tiara without its base and pearls but the base was reattached in 1969. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is one of Elizabeth's most recognisable pieces of jewellery due to its widespread use on British banknotes and coinage.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
IRB

Reverse

Depicts a ram on tussock grass, value above, state name and date below.

A ram on tussock grass is a part of the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands.

Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies.

20
FALKLAND ISLANDS 2004

Edge

20 Pence

4th portrait
KM#  134
Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 5 g
Diameter 21.4 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape polygon
Sides 7
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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