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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Winston Churchill

Issuer Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Year 2003
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Diameter 38.6 mm
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Obverse description Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a pearl necklace with drop earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and EAST CARIBBEAN STATES along the upper right rim. The date 2003 appears in the right field, and the denomination TWO DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower rim. The designer's initials RDM are present on the truncation.
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Reverse description A detailed high-relief allegorical composition commemorating Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965), whose right-facing bust dominates the right side of the field, depicted in suit and bow tie and holding a cigar. To the left, a dynamic scene evokes the Battle of Britain, with Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft engaged in aerial combat amid clouds of smoke, while a domed building resembling St Paul's Cathedral is visible in the lower left background amid a wartime cityscape. The legend WINSTON CHURCHILL arcs along the upper rim, with the birth and death years 1874–1965 inscribed centrally below it. The engraver's mark appears at the lower right of the field.
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Reverse lettering WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965
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