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100 Crowns - Elizabeth II George III
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#22 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left border and 'D · G · REGINA' along the right, both in raised Latin lettering. The date '1977' appears in the lower exergue beneath the portrait. The portrait style is the Arnold Machin effigy, depicting the Queen with a tiara and lightly draped shoulders. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Turks and Caicos Islands issued this 100 Crowns piece in 1977 as part of a broader commemorative program marking the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The pairing of Elizabeth II with George III is historically pointed: it was under George III that the islands were formally administered as a British Crown Colony, separated from the Bahamas in 1848 — though the British presence dates to salt-raking settlements from the late 17th century.
The .500 fine gold specification places this squarely in the collector-issue territory of the era, when many smaller territories struck low-fineness gold to keep face value and metal cost manageable for the commemorative market.