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1 Crown - Elizabeth II R.M.S. Titanic, Gold plated
| Issuer | Government of Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Engraver(s) | Robert Elderton |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and a small drop earring, after the portrait by Robert Elderton. The legend HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper periphery, with the issuer abbreviation TDC and the date 2012 positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II . TDC 2012 |
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Tristan da Cunha — a British Overseas Territory so remote it has no airstrip — issues commemorative crowns almost entirely as collector revenue, and this 2012 Titanic piece arrived squarely in the centenary flood of related merchandise. The wreck was discovered by Robert Ballard in 1985; by 2012, Titanic licensing had become its own industry. Gold-plated copper-nickel on a 25g crown blank is the standard vehicle for this kind of issue — the territory's own GDP barely registers, and the coins never see the island.