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10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 1981-2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Second portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modeled by Arnold Machin, wearing a tiara and a draped bust. The circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, distributed around the periphery with QUEEN to the left and THE SECOND to the right of the portrait. The field is plain and unadorned, with the effigy occupying the central area in high relief. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Golden Hind, the galleon in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe between 1577 and 1580, shown under full sail on stylized waves. The ship's rigging and hull details are rendered in fine relief. The legend EAST CARIBBEAN STATES arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination TEN CENTS and numeral 10 appear at the lower portion of the field, with the year of issue inscribed between the denomination elements. |
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