| Issuer | East India Company |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1 Pound |
| Currency | Pound (1976-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 31.1 g |
| Dimensions | 38.61 mm |
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| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the `Fifth Portrait` worldwide but `Sixth Portrait` in Australia, where the Queen`s portrait by Vladimir Gottwald was fifth). The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen`s Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) in 1937. Unlike on British coinage, the effigy is `uncouped` (includes the Queen`s shoulders). In small letters on the left, the artist`s initials JC (for Jody Clark). |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · ST.HELENA · ONE POUND · 2023 · |
| Reverse description | The reverse design shows a Japanese dragon `treasuring its mystical tamashi as the iconic Kanagawa wave crashes below, with the islands of Japan standing proudly upon the globe in the background`. Around above right, the inscription TRADE DOLLAR. Below right, the EIC mint mark of the East India Company; the letters are separated by arrows radiating from the centre around which they are situated. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | TRADE DOLLAR EIC |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 2023 - BU - 5 000 2023 - Proof - 1 000 |
| Catalog ID | 9429448660 |
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