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| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH THE SECOND arcs around the periphery, divided left and right of the portrait, with the date 1978 inscribed at the base below the truncation. A small PM mint mark appears below the bust, denoting the Pobjoy Mint. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval medallion bearing a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, flanked by the supporters of the Tristan da Cunha arms: a rampant lion to the left and a rockhopper penguin to the right, both supporting the ornate shield surmounted by a royal crown. The inscriptions arc around the periphery, with the commemorative dates 1953 and 1978 flanking the legend 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION at the top, and TRISTAN DA CUNHA · ONE CROWN inscribed at the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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