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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Eleonora's falcon
| Issuer | Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 2 Pounds |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large stylized numeral '2' occupying most of the field, rendered in polished relief against a frosted background. A color-enamelled Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) in flight with wings spread is depicted to the left, overlapping the numeral. The legend 'AKROTIRI DHEKELIA' arcs diagonally across the lower portion of the numeral, accompanied by a pound sterling symbol '£'. The species name 'Falco eleonorae' appears in italic lettering along the left rim, and the date '2014' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus — not a standard overseas territory but a sui generis military jurisdiction retained when Cyprus gained independence in 1960. They have no indigenous civilian currency authority, and coins issued in their name are produced entirely for the collector market, carrying no legal tender function in practice. Eleonora's falcon breeds almost exclusively on Mediterranean islands and was documented scientifically by Italian ornithologist Ettore Arrigoni degli Oddi in 1903, named after the Sardinian princess Eleonora d'Arborea.