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20 Crowns - Elizabeth II Coronation Jubilee
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, her hair elaborately coiled at the nape; the truncation is smooth and unadorned. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field, consistent with the Raphael Maklouf third-portrait style. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II · TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS along the upper arc, with the denomination · 20 CROWNS · at the base. |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of Queen Elizabeth II at the moment of her coronation, shown standing and crowned with St. Edward's Crown, robed in coronation vestments and draped in the Royal Robe, flanked by two ecclesiastical figures in richly embroidered cope vestments; a small page or train-bearer kneels at the lower left attending the Queen's train. Floral ornamental devices appear in the lower field at each side. The arc legend CORONATION ANNIVERSARY curves along the upper border, surmounted by a small crown device at the apex, while the commemorative dates 1953 · 1993 appear in the exergue. |
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The Turks and Caicos Islands adopted the crown as a commemorative denomination in the 1970s largely because the territory lacked a circulating coinage of its own — the US dollar served that function — leaving the crown series as the islands' primary vehicle for numismatic revenue. By 1993, the fortieth anniversary of the coronation had generated a wave of Commonwealth issues, and smaller dependent territories competed aggressively for collector sales. KM#111 is one of several silver strikes the islands produced that year targeting the same market.