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| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the proprietary effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as designed exclusively for the Pobjoy Mint, depicting a right-facing crowned and draped bust of the sovereign. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II 2020 ASCENSION ISLAND PM, with the issuing territory and year of issue distributed around the portrait in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed vignette inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with the central motif depicting Ebenezer Scrooge seated at his counting table by candlelight, rendered in a classical engraved style. Three spectral figures — representing the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come — surround him in the field. The inscription CHRISTMAS appears along the upper rim, while the denomination 1 CROWN is displayed in the lower portion of the design, completing the festive commemorative composition. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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