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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Prince Edward
| Issuer | Pitcairn Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Third-portrait crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the design by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, pearl drop earrings, and a draped neckline. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH II · PITCAIRN ISLANDS' around the upper arc, with the engraver's initials 'RDM' incorporated at the truncation. The date '1997' appears in the lower exergue in raised numerals. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · PITCAIRN ISLANDS RDM 1997 |
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Pitcairn's coin program has always been a revenue exercise rather than a circulating currency — the island's population never exceeded a few dozen during this period, and these issues were sold directly to collectors through agents. The Prince Edward angle almost certainly ties to his 1999 marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones, with commemorative programs frequently anticipating royal events by a year or two to capture advance collector interest.
KM#53 is among the more modestly distributed Pitcairn silver issues of the decade.