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1 Crown - Elizabeth II HMS Victory
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC · 2015 · ONE CROWN |
| Reverse description | Central color-printed circular vignette depicting HMS Victory under full sail on open seas, flying the White Ensign and Union flag, rendered in a detailed painterly style. The date 1778 appears in the lower field of the color insert. The legend HMS VICTORY arcs along the upper border in raised lettering. Flanking the color insert on either side are symmetrical raised laurel and oak branch sprays, with a rope-twist border encircling the color medallion. A fine denticular outer border frames the reverse. |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a population rarely exceeding 300, issues commemorative crowns almost exclusively for the collector market — none circulate on the island in any meaningful sense. This piece marks the 210th anniversary of Trafalgar, where Nelson's flagship sustained over 500 casualties and was so badly damaged she had to be taken under tow. HMS Victory never sailed in anger again after 1805 and remains commissioned in Portsmouth to this day, the oldest naval vessel still on the Royal Navy's active list.