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1 CROWN - Elizabeth II 84th Birthday - Silver Piedfort
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central Royal cypher 'ER' surmounted by the St Edward's Crown, flanked by two laurel branches bearing acorns and oak leaves, encircling a quartered Royal shield depicting the three lions of England, the lion rampant of Scotland, and the harp of Ireland. Two roundels flank the central device, inscribed '1926' to the left and '12/06 2010' to the right, commemorating the Queen's birth year and 84th birthday date. The legend 'VIVAT REGINA' arcs above and 'ONE CROWN' curves below along the rim, with the unique individual issue number engraved in the lower field below the shield. |
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Tristan da Cunha, the most remote permanently inhabited island on Earth, has issued commemorative coinage through the British Crown dependency framework since the 1970s — the coins are legal tender in name but have never circulated in any meaningful sense on an island with a population under 300. The piedfort format, struck at twice the standard planchet depth, was revived by the Royal Mint in the early 1980s and quickly became a collector vehicle for exactly these kinds of peripheral British territory issues.
The gold cladding over a sterling silver core places this outside conventional piedfort production norms.