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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II D-Day - Pilot
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The upper half of the reverse features a prominent bust-length portrait of a World War II RAF pilot in flying helmet and goggles, flanked by two Supermarine Spitfire aircraft in flight. A horizontal ribbon across the centre bears the legend 6 JUNE 1944. D-DAY. Below, a large Spitfire is depicted in close-up flying low over a naval armada of landing craft and vessels, evoking the Normandy invasion scene. The denomination $10 appears in the lower exergue, with the Pobjoy Mint mark PM at lower left. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece belongs to a wave of commemorative silver issues released around the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 2004. The British Virgin Islands, as a Crown dependency, issued extensively through the Pobjoy Mint during this period — producing themed series that circulated freely among collectors but never approached the islands themselves. The D-Day pilot subcategory acknowledges the critical role of Allied air superiority in suppressing German coastal defenses and providing cover for the assault fleet on 6 June 1944, without which the amphibious landings would have faced considerably heavier opposition.