Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
20 Crowns - Elizabeth II Westminster Abbey
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands (British Overseas Territories) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed with the King George IV State Diadem, rendered in a refined portrait style. The sovereign's bust occupies the central field, with the denomination '20 CROWNS' inscribed below. The circular legend reads 'ELIZABETH II - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS -' around the periphery, with the date '1993' and the engraver's initials 'LB' also present in the field. The portrait is executed in high relief typical of proof coinage. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | CORONATION ANNIVERSARY 1953·1993 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued to mark the 40th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation, this piece belongs to a wave of commemorative silver crowns the Turks and Caicos Islands produced throughout the 1980s and 1990s — a revenue stream for the territory that had little to do with domestic circulation and everything to do with the international collector market. The islands maintained the Crown as legal tender largely as a framework for exactly this kind of issue.