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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II HMAV Bounty
| Issuer | Government of Pitcairn Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#48 |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · TEN DOLLARS · PITCAIRN ISLANDS · 2008 · |
| Reverse description | A detailed full-rigged depiction of H.M.A.V. Bounty under sail, rendered in high relief against a polished field, with the vessel shown underway on stylized waves. The ship occupies the central field within a beaded inner border. The legend 1/25 OUNCE FINE GOLD .9999 arcs along the upper left periphery. A cartouche or tablet at the base of the design bears the inscription H.M.A.V. BOUNTY in incuse or raised lettering. |
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Pitcairn issued this coin under authority delegated through the British Crown, though the island's actual population at the time hovered around fifty people — making it one of the smallest jurisdictions anywhere to produce its own numismatic program. The Bounty connection is unavoidable: Fletcher Christian's mutineers burned the ship in Bounty Bay in January 1790 to prevent detection, and their descendants still constitute the majority of Pitcairn's population today.
The KM#48 entry sits in a long run of Pitcairn gold issues aimed squarely at the collector market, with no meaningful circulation ever intended.