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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Allies
| Issuer | Cayman Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting four Allied soldiers in military attire and helmets, shown in close grouping as they man a large artillery piece, its barrel extending diagonally across the lower left field. The figures are rendered in high relief against a stylised burst or explosion motif forming the background. The denomination TEN DOLLARS appears in bold lettering arcing along the upper periphery. Three lines of text in the lower field present the motto in French, Haitian Creole, and English respectively: Combattons bien / Con-batton b'yan / Let us fight well. |
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| Mintage | 2008 - Proof - 10,000 |
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Issued as part of a broader commemorative program marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, this Cayman Islands crown-sized piece belongs to a wave of Allied-themed silver issues that flooded collector markets throughout the mid-2000s. The Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, had no direct military role in the conflict — its authority to issue such commemoratives derives entirely from its constitutional relationship with the Crown rather than from any historical stake in the subject matter.
KM#146 was struck by the Pobjoy Mint under license, the producer responsible for the majority of Cayman commemorative issues from this period.