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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chariot
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2003-2004 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A diademed bust of a classical male athlete facing right, rendered in high relief in the Hellenistic style, occupies the central and right portion of the field. To the left, a circular ancient coin motif bearing a lion's head is depicted in relief. Across the lower field, a scene of a four-horse chariot race (quadriga) is rendered within an ornate laurel-branch frame, conveying the spirit of the ancient Olympic Games. The denomination '$10' appears within the lower frame, and the Pobjoy Mint mark 'PM' is visible at lower right. The legend 'XXVIII OLYMPIC GAMES' arcs along the upper periphery. |
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The British Virgin Islands has no independent monetary authority and issues collector coins purely as a licensing revenue stream administered through the British Crown. This chariot-themed piece is part of a broader series produced during the early 2000s by the Pobjoy Mint under contract — a relationship that accounts for the unusually high volume of BVI commemorative issues relative to the territory's actual population of roughly 20,000.