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1 Crown - Elizabeth II House of Windsor - King George VI
| Issuer | Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, with FALKLAND ISLANDS and the date 2017 continuing along the right and lower right rim. The initials PM appear below the truncation, denoting the Pobjoy Mint. |
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| Reverse description | Central effigy of King George VI in right-facing profile, as featured on British Commonwealth coinage during his reign, after the portrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget. The design reproduces the classic crowned bust used on circulating coinage of the era. The legend HOUSE OF WINDSOR and KING GEORGE VI arc around the central portrait, flanked by decorative dot separators, with the denomination ONE CROWN inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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Issued to mark the centenary of George VI's birth in 1895, this crown forms part of the Falkland Islands' long-running commemorative program that has leaned heavily on British royal subjects since the islands' currency was decimated by the 1982 conflict's economic disruption. George VI's particular connection to the Falklands is thin, but his wartime role and the constitutional steadiness he projected during the abdication crisis of 1936 made him a consistent subject for Commonwealth commemoratives well into the 21st century.