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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Queen Mother - Bombed Palace
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed commemorative scene depicting Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and King George VI standing amidst the rubble and bomb damage sustained by Buckingham Palace during the Blitz of 1940. The two figures are rendered in full relief, dressed in period attire, surveying the destruction around them, with shattered masonry and debris visible in the field. A dotted inner border frames the central composition. The curved legend 'QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER' arches along the upper periphery, with 'INSPECTING BOMBED BUCKINGHAM PALACE' inscribed on a secondary arc within the dotted border. The date '1940' and the denomination '10 DOLLARS' appear in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nauru issued this piece to mark the wartime story of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's refusal to leave Buckingham Palace after it was struck by German bombs in September 1940. Her remark — that she could now "look the East End in the face" — became one of the more repeated lines of the Blitz. The Bank of Nauru had no particular historical connection to the event; the coin is squarely a commemorative export product aimed at collector markets.