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10 Crowns - Elizabeth II Age of Exploration
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Arnold Machin, set within a broad field. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left rim and D·G·REGINA along the right rim, both in raised Latin characters. The date 1975 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting a stylized globe of the Earth encircled by two elliptical orbital paths representing space capsule trajectories, evoking the American Mercury space program missions of John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. The names JOHN GLENN FRIENDSHIP 7 and SCOTT CARPENTER AURORA 7 are inscribed within the orbital rings. The legend TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS·AGE OF EXPLORATION, 1492-1962 runs around the upper and outer rim, with ·10 CROWNS· at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS·AGE OF EXPLORATION, 1492-1962 ·10 CROWNS· JOHN GLENN FRIENDSHIP 7 SCOTT CARPENTER AURORA 7 |
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