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| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted in mature portrait after the Ian Rank-Broadley design, wearing a tiara and pearl earring. The hair is elaborately styled and rendered in fine relief against a mirror-like proof field. The peripheral legend reads 'BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS' to the left and 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II' to the right, with the date '2003' at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2003 |
| Reverse description | Central high-relief double portrait depicting King Henry VIII at left, wearing a feathered cap and richly embroidered Tudor court attire with a heavy bead necklace, labelled 'HENRY VIII' in the field to his left; beside him stands the young Princess Elizabeth, adorned in a jewelled gown and pearl necklace, labelled 'PRINCESS ELIZABETH' below her figure. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border. The arc legend 'QUADRICENTENNIAL OF THE LIFE OF ELIZABETH I' curves around the upper portion, flanked by decorative stops, with the dates '1533-1603' continuing around the right. The denomination '$10' appears prominently at the bottom of the reverse field, flanked by decorative ornaments. |
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