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1 Crown - Elizabeth II 100 Years of House of Windsor
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Reverse description | Four conjoined right-facing busts of successive House of Windsor sovereigns — George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II — arranged in overlapping profile within a central medallion, surmounted by a stylised crowned 'W' monogram. Below the busts appears the date 17 JULY 1917, marking the proclamation of the House of Windsor. The surrounding annular field bears a coloured representation of the Royal Arms quartered in red, blue, and gold, overlaid with a wreath of oak and laurel. The curved legend 1917 HOUSE OF WINDSOR CENTENARY 2017 arcs around the upper border, while ONE CROWN appears at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The House of Windsor name was adopted by royal proclamation in July 1917, when George V quietly abandoned the dynastic name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha under pressure of wartime anti-German sentiment. Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory so remote that its entire population was evacuated to England in 1961 following a volcanic eruption, issues commemorative crowns largely as revenue instruments — the coins rarely if ever see circulation on the island itself, where the economy has historically run on fishing and barter.