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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Matthew Parker - Archbishop of Canterbury
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted with an elaborate tiara and draped shoulders, rendered in high relief in the style associated with the Pobjoy Mint. The legend BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS is inscribed along the upper left periphery, and QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2003 arcs along the upper right and lower right of the coin's field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three-quarter length portrait of Matthew Parker (1504–1575), Archbishop of Canterbury, seated at a lectern and dressed in his ecclesiastical robes and square cap, rendered in finely detailed high relief. Canterbury Cathedral is depicted in the background to the left. An inscribed tablet in the lower central field bears the legend ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, with the name MATTHEW PARKER and dates 1504 and 1575 inscribed to the left of the figure. The denomination $10 appears in the lower exergue, and the commemorative legend QUADRICENTENNIAL OF THE LIFE OF ELIZABETH I 1533-1603 arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded inner border. |
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