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20 Crowns - Elizabeth II Columbus Sighting the New World
| Issuer | Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 20 Crowns |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy designed by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field. The word STERLING appears in small letters to the right of the bust. The legend ELIZABETH II · TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS runs along the upper periphery, while the date 1991 is inscribed at the bottom of the field below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of Christopher Columbus facing slightly left, depicted in period costume with a plumed hat and holding a document, occupying the left and central portion of the field. To his right, a coastal landscape with palm trees and shoreline evokes the New World landfall. The inscription Columbus Sighting the new World appears in the right field. The circular legend 500th ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBUS' DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD runs along the periphery, with the dates 1492-1992 prominently displayed at the top. The denomination 20 Crown is inscribed at the base of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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