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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Henry VIII
| 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, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf. The peripheral legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 1996 · FALKLAND ISLANDS, with the denomination · 2 POUNDS · inscribed along the lower rim. The engraver's initials RDM appear beneath the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 1996 · FALKLAND ISLANDS · 2 POUNDS · |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing effigy of King Henry VIII in Tudor court dress, depicted frontally in the manner of the Holbein portrait, wearing an elaborately embroidered doublet, plumed bonnet, and holding gloves in his left hand. To his right, a quartered Royal shield bearing the arms of England and France is shown resting against his leg, while a Tudor rose rosette appears at his feet in the lower field. The arc legend ROYAL HERITAGE is inscribed to the upper left and HENRY VIII to the upper right, with the regnal dates 1509 – 1547 along the left border. |
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