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100 Crowns - Elizabeth II Commonwealth Games
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Currency | Crown (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the Arnold Machin effigy, with an elaborate tiara and flowing hair. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II · TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, arranged along the upper periphery. The date 1978 appears in the exergue below the portrait. The fields are deeply mirrored, consistent with proof striking. |
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| Reverse description | Two athletes depicted in dynamic poses occupy the central field: a runner in stride at left and a pole vaulter at right, pole raised diagonally across the design, both rendered in relief against a mirror-polished background. The circumferential legend FIRST PARTICIPATION IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES · arcs around the upper and lower periphery, with EDMONTON ALBERTA inscribed as a secondary legend beneath the arc. The denomination · 100 CROWNS · appears in the lower exergual area, completing the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIRST PARTICIPATION IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES EDMONTON ALBERTA · 100 CROWNS · |
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