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1 Crown - Elizabeth II The British Museum
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The polished field displays three historic coins from the British Museum's numismatic collection arranged in a cluster to the right: an ancient coin depicting a seated deity, a medieval coin showing an equestrian figure, and a portrait coin believed to represent a Stuart-era monarch. To the left, the commemorative inscription THE BRITISH MUSEUM 250th ANNIVERSARY is rendered in bold raised lettering, while the denomination ONE CROWN appears along the lower periphery within a beaded border. |
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Tristan da Cunha, the most remote permanently inhabited island on Earth, has no independent mint and issues commemorative coinage entirely as a revenue mechanism through contracted British minters. This 2009 piece marks the 250th anniversary of the British Museum — founded by Act of Parliament in 1753, opened to the public in 1759.
At 1.24 g, this is a quarter-sovereign format, a size revived specifically for affordable gold commemoratives in the late 20th century British market.