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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Coat of Arms
| Issuer | Ascension Island |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait, depicting the Queen with a diadem and draped bust. The legend ELIZABETH·II·2013 arcs along the upper left periphery, while ASCENSION ISLAND follows the right rim. The portrait is rendered in fine detail with the Queen's characteristic curled coiffure and tiara visible in high relief against a flat field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·2013 ASCENSION ISLAND |
| Reverse description | The full Ascension Island coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a heraldic shield charged with a chevron above a sooty tern in flight, supported on either side by green sea turtles as supporters. Above the shield rises an elaborate mantling surmounted by a crest depicting a sailing ship on waves. The curved legend GRANTING OF ASCENSION ISLAND COAT OF ARMS arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination £2 appears in the lower field. A small PM mint mark is present at lower right of the central device. |
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