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| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The circumferential legend reads HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC, disposed around the upper arc, with the date 2010 appearing in the lower exergue. The portrait is executed in a contemporary sculptural style with fine detail in the hair and crown. |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II TDC 2010 |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic and the most remote permanently inhabited archipelago on earth, issues commemorative coinage through the British Crown dependencies framework — more as licensed collectibles than functional currency. This piece marks the 173rd anniversary of Victoria's accession, a date with no particular numismatic or historical significance of its own.
Gold-plated copper-nickel issues of this type were produced in volume for the collector and gift market during the 2000s and 2010s, with actual mintage figures rarely disclosed by the issuing authority.