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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 lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II·1996·FALKLAND ISLANDS RDM · 2 POUNDS · |
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| Reverse lettering | ROYAL HERITAGE · CHARLES I · 1625-1649 |
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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.