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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Duke of Wellington
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, depicted in military uniform with his right arm outstretched holding his hat aloft, set against a background featuring infantry and cavalry figures in battle formation. The subject is rendered in detailed relief evoking a heroic commemorative tradition. The legend THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON arcs across the upper field, with the dates 1769-1852 below, correcting the birth year of the Duke. |
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The Duke of Wellington connection to the Eastern Caribbean is tenuous at best — this is a commemorative issue capitalizing on the bicentenary of Wellington's early military campaigns, produced for the collector market rather than circulation. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has periodically licensed its coinage authority for exactly this kind of third-party commemorative, where the issuing jurisdiction provides nominal legitimacy and the coins are destined for presentation packaging rather than trade.
Gold-plated copper-nickel of this weight was a common collector-market formula in the early 2000s, designed to suggest bullion value without the cost.