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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Centenary of the House of Windsor, Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a necklace, in a mature portrait style. The legend H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II curves along the upper left periphery, and TRISTAN DA CUNHA curves along the upper right, both separated by a beaded border. The date 2017 appears in the lower exergue, also bordered by fine beading. |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing bare-headed effigy of a young Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing a pearl necklace and drop earring, in an early portrait style evoking the coinage of her first years of reign. The commemorative legend 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF WINDSOR curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination ONE POUND appears in the lower field, all surrounded by a beaded border. |
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The House of Windsor name was adopted by royal proclamation in July 1917, when George V abandoned the dynastic name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha under intense public hostility toward anything German during the First World War. Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory so remote it has no airport and was entirely evacuated in 1961 following a volcanic eruption, issues commemorative coinage through the authority of the Crown but has no independent monetary policy to speak of — these pieces are collector issues from the outset.