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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Sovereign's 200th Anniversary, Queen Victoria
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Crown (1978-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Jody Clark's fifth definitive portrait, depicting the monarch wearing the George IV State Diadem with necklace and drop earrings visible. The legend HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2017 positioned in the lower field. A fine beaded border encircles the design. The engraver's initials JC appear beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a full-colour reproduction of Franz Xaver Winterhalter's celebrated portrait of Queen Victoria, depicting her in a frontal three-quarter pose wearing her imperial crown, ermine-trimmed robes of state, a pearl necklace, and the blue sash of the Order of the Garter. Overlaid in the lower right quadrant is a relief cameo vignette of a Victorian-era coin effigy of the young Queen Victoria in profile, evoking the commemorative theme of the Sovereign's 200th anniversary. The legend QUEEN VICTORIA arcs along the upper border, flanked by decorative stars, while the denomination ONE CROWN appears prominently along the lower border within a banner. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory with a permanent population of under 300 and no resident mint authority, issues commemorative coinage almost entirely for the collector market through licensing arrangements with private minting companies. This piece marks two centuries of British sovereign rule over the island, which was formally annexed in 1816 — primarily to prevent its use as a staging point for any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena, 2,700 kilometres to the north.