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1 Crown - Elizabeth II The Lone Soldier
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC 2014 |
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Tristan da Cunha, the most remote permanently inhabited island on earth, issues coins almost exclusively for the collector market — no meaningful circulation economy exists for them. The "Lone Soldier" subject commemorates the British military presence and sacrifice narratives common to a wave of Crown-sized issues produced by Pobjoy Mint under Tristan da Cunha's name during the 2010s, targeting the themed commemorative market rather than any islandspecific historical event.
The rhodium-platinum highlight treatment is a finishing technique used to create contrast on selectively applied areas of the planchet, adding production cost without altering the base composition.