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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Royal Tours, 1959
| Issuer | Government of Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fifth definitive portrait by Jody Clark, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, a necklace, and drop earrings. The finely detailed bust is set within a beaded inner border, with the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA arcing around the upper field. The date 2017 appears prominently in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials JC are visible at the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central black-and-white photographic image of Queen Elizabeth II walking alongside U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower during her 1959 Royal Tour, set within a gold-plated decorative border. The year 1959 appears in the upper field above the photograph. A circular cameo cartouche at the lower right displays the Royal cypher E II R surmounted by a crown, flanked by the dates 1957 and 2017, with the word CANADA inscribed below. The arc legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II ~ ROYAL TOURS runs around the upper border, while ONE CROWN is inscribed along the lower border. |
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Tristan da Cunha's 1959 royal tour never actually happened. The island was included in a broader South Atlantic itinerary that was ultimately curtailed, making the "tour" commemorated here more aspirational than historical. The island's entire population of roughly 270 was evacuated to England in 1961 following a volcanic eruption, returning two years later — a disruption that makes any pre-eruption commemorative from Tristan carry an odd footnote.