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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Funeral Of Elizabeth I
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiered crown and a lightly draped neckline, rendered in high relief in the Pobjoy Mint portrait style. The legend BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS arcs along the upper left periphery, while QUEEN ELIZABETH II and the date 2003 arc along the right periphery. The portrait is detailed, with curled hair visible beneath the crown and a refined, formal expression. The field is mirror-polished, consistent with proof coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued in 2003 to mark the 400th anniversary of Elizabeth I's death in March 1603, this piece belongs to a broader wave of commemorative gold struck by the British Virgin Islands under royal warrant during the early 2000s. Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace after weeks of illness and deliberate refusal to eat or drink — contemporaries noted she simply lost the will to live following the execution of the Earl of Essex two years prior. She had reigned for 44 years and died without naming a successor until her final hours, when the throne passed to James VI of Scotland.