Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Crown - Elizabeth II B-26 Marauder
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with drop earring and necklace visible, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The portrait, corresponding to the fourth definitive effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, is encircled by a beaded inner border. The legend H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery, with TRISTAN DA CUNHA continuing to the right, and the date 2016 positioned centrally at the bottom. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Tristan da Cunha has issued commemorative crowns under British authority since the 1970s, and the island's remote location in the South Atlantic makes it a convenient licensing vehicle for themed issues with no organic connection to the subject matter. The B-26 Marauder was a twin-engine medium bomber notorious early in its service life for an exceptionally high accident rate during training — crews nicknamed it the "Widow Maker" and the "Flying Prostitute" — before modifications and better training procedures rehabilitated its combat record in the Mediterranean and European theaters.
Silver-plated copper-nickel rather than sterling, which places this squarely in the mass-market commemorative category rather than the numismatic one.