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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Henderson Island Fruit dove
| Issuer | Pitcairn Islands |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, shown diademed and draped, centered within the rectangular field. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' appears above, with 'PITCAIRN ISLAND' inscribed beneath. The date '2013' is positioned below the effigy, followed by the denomination inscription '2 DOLLARS' and the fineness statement '1 OZ 999 FINE SILVER' along the lower portion. The entire composition is framed by a decorative geometric border running the full perimeter of the rectangular flan. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Henderson Island, one of four islands in the Pitcairn group, is a raised coral atoll and UNESCO World Heritage Site notable for its near-complete isolation — no permanent human population, no regular supply vessels. The fruit dove endemic to Henderson was first formally described in 1922 and remains one of the few bird species found nowhere else on earth. Pitcairn's administered territory issues collector coinage almost exclusively, as the permanent population of Adamstown has never exceeded roughly fifty people, making a functional domestic circulating currency economically absurd.