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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Working Dogs
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II occupies the central field, depicting the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait with the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem. The legend HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 2014 appears in the lower exergue. A beaded border runs along the inner rim of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 2014 - Brilliant Uncirculated |
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Tristan da Cunha's working dog population has been central to the island's sheep farming economy since the 19th century, when St. Helena sheep were first introduced by the East India Company. The island's extreme isolation — the nearest inhabited land is St. Helena, nearly 2,500 kilometres away — means its farming practices, and the dogs integral to them, have changed remarkably little in two centuries.