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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Greatest Britons, Sir William Shakespeare - Gold Plated
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Crown (1978-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · T.D.C. 2016 |
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| Mintage | 2016 - - 9,000 |
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Tristan da Cunha has no indigenous economy to speak of — the island's coinage exists entirely for the collector market, issued under British administration and bearing denominations that never meaningfully circulate. This piece is part of a "Greatest Britons" series produced for that purpose, with Shakespeare selected as the anchor subject almost certainly due to the 400th anniversary of his death falling in 2016.
Gold plating over copper-nickel is a finish that ages poorly in humid storage conditions, which Tristan da Cunha's South Atlantic climate makes darkly ironic.