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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles I
| Issuer | Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and pearl drop earrings. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 1996 · FALKLAND ISLANDS curves around the upper periphery, with the denomination · 2 POUNDS · inscribed along the lower border. The designer's initials RDM appear below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 350th anniversary of the execution of Charles I in 1649, this coin sits within a long tradition of British commemorative silver tied to Stuart-era anniversaries. Charles was tried before a specially convened High Court of Justice — a legal body with no established precedent — after Parliament declared it treasonous for a king to wage war against his own people. The verdict was never in serious doubt.
The Falkland Islands issued commemoratives prolifically through the 1990s under the Pobjoy Mint contract.