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1 Crown - Elizabeth II HMS Beagle
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted with elaborately styled hair, wearing a tiara, drop earring, and pearl necklace with a lace-collared gown, rendered in fine relief. The surrounding legend reads HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC, with the date 2008 appearing in the lower field beneath the portrait. The design is framed by a dentilated border. |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC 2008 |
| Reverse description | A detailed engraving of HMS Beagle, the Royal Navy ten-gun brig-sloop famed for carrying Charles Darwin on his voyages of scientific discovery, depicted under full sail on a stylized sea, sailing to the right. The ship name HMS BEAGLE appears in the field to the upper right of the vessel. The surrounding legend HISTORIC AND FAMOUS SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination ONE CROWN is inscribed in two lines across a flat panel at the base, flanked by decorative circular bosses. |
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