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10 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

Issuer British Caribbean Currency Board
Year 1955-1965
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Value 10 Cents (0.10 BWI$)
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Obverse description Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, modeled after the first definitive portrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget. The Queen's hair is styled in a neat chignon, and the truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, arranged around the periphery within a beaded border.
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Reverse description Central depiction of a full-rigged sailing vessel — widely identified as the Golden Hind — shown under sail on stylized waves, occupying the majority of the coin's field. The numeral 10 appears to the left and right of the ship's hull. The upper legend reads BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES with TEN CENTS arching below it, while EASTERN GROUP curves along the lower periphery flanked by raised dots, and the date appears at the bottom exergue. The design is enclosed within a beaded border.
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