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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II WW1 Centenary
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Crown (1978-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The circumferential legend reads HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC around the upper field, with the date 2014 inscribed in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered with fine detail in the hair and crown, characteristic of the Rank-Broadley series. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features three uniformed servicemen representing the British Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force, commemorating the centenary of the First World War (1914–1918). The figures are depicted in a solemn, upright composition evoking remembrance and sacrifice. The inscription THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE, drawn from the words of Rudyard Kipling, appears prominently in the field. Additional legends denote the denomination HALF CROWN and the commemorative date range 1914–1918. |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a permanent population under 300, issues commemorative coinage through the Pobjoy Mint under a licensing arrangement — coins that are legal tender on the island but effectively never circulate there. The WWI centenary series of which this piece is part was produced for the collector market, timed to the hundredth anniversary of the August 1914 declarations of war.
Silver-plated steel rather than sterling or fine silver keeps production costs low on issues like this, a distinction worth noting for anyone considering long-term storage.