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1 Dollar Golden Hind
| Issuer | Gilbert Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the coat of arms of the Gilbert Islands, featuring a quartered shield with a castle and lion in the upper quarters, and an island landscape with anchors in the lower quarters, surmounted by a crown and supported by ornate foliate mantling. The legend GILBERT ISLANDS curves along the upper periphery in raised Latin letters, with the date 2015 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of the Golden Hind, Sir Francis Drake's famous 16th-century English galleon, shown under full sail on stylised waves, rendered in fine relief. The ship is portrayed in profile view facing left, with multiple masts carrying billowing sails, the foremost sail bearing a heraldic lion device, and pennants flying from the mastheads. A decorative wave pattern occupies the lower field beneath the hull. The legend GOLDEN HIND curves along the upper periphery, with the denomination ONE DOLLAR inscribed in two lines at the base of the reverse field. |
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