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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Britannia
| Issuer | Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | £1 · ST. HELENA · QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 2021 · ONE OUNCE 999 SILVER · RDM |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Saint Helena's mint facility — operated by the East India Company brand revived as a commercial entity — has positioned the island as an increasingly active player in the bullion coin market since the mid-2010s. The Britannia design choice here is pointed: Saint Helena's entire modern existence as a British Overseas Territory traces directly to the East India Company's use of the island as a victualling station from 1659, making the iconographic reference something other than coincidence.