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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bounty Anchor
| Issuer | Pitcairn Islands |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as modeled by engraver Raphael David Maklouf. The Queen's hair is shown in a characteristic coiffure with curled detail, and the truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The circular legend 'ELIZABETH II · PITCAIRN ISLANDS' arcs around the upper periphery, while the date '2007' is inscribed in the exergue below the portrait against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Pitcairn's right to issue coinage is a bureaucratic curiosity — the island's population has hovered around fifty people for most of the modern era, making it one of the few jurisdictions anywhere that mints legal tender for an audience that is almost entirely off-island collectors. This piece was struck the same year the island's entire adult male population was grappling with the aftermath of the 2004 sexual abuse trials, which convicted six men including the then-mayor.