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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Royal Visit, silver proof issue
| Issuer | Grenada |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Grenada displayed within a central circle, featuring a shield quartered with golden lions and a sailing ship, supported on the dexter by an armadillo and on the sinister by a Grenadian dove, surmounted by a garland crest. A ribbon below bears the national motto 'EVER CONSCIOUS AS ONE OF GOD WE ASPIRE BUILD AND ADVANCE', with the country name GRENADA inscribed beneath. The surrounding legend reads ROYAL VISIT in the upper field and 1985 to the right, with TEN DOLLARS arcing along the lower periphery, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a multi-strand pearl necklace with a brooch, after the effigy designed by Raphael Maklouf. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The surrounding legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND arcs around the upper and lateral periphery, within a beaded border. |
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