Tristan da Cunha crowns of this type are struck by the Pobjoy Mint under licence and carry legal tender status on an island with a population under 300, where coins circulate in name only — the actual medium of exchange is the pound sterling. The D-Day commemorative series marking the 70th anniversary of the June 1944 landings generated numerous issues across multiple dependent territories simultaneously, all sharing the same production run economics.
Tristan da Cunha crowns of this type are struck by the Pobjoy Mint under licence and carry legal tender status on an island with a population under 300, where coins circulate in name only — the actual medium of exchange is the pound sterling. The D-Day commemorative series marking the 70th anniversary of the June 1944 landings generated numerous issues across multiple dependent territories simultaneously, all sharing the same production run economics.