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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Anne Bonny
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace. The engraver's initials RDM appear below the truncation of the bust. The legend ELIZABETH THE SECOND arcs along the upper left periphery, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS along the upper right, and the date 2000 appears in the lower field flanked by two raised dots, all set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of the infamous female pirate Anne Bonny stands at center, depicted in period costume with long flowing hair, holding a boarding axe or pole arm in her left hand, with a cannon and its carriage visible to the right of the figure. A decorative scrolled banner below the figure bears the name ANNE BONNY. The legend BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery in an ornate serif typeface, and the denomination $20 appears to the lower left of the central figure. The entire design is framed by an elaborate decorative scrollwork border around the inner rim, all struck in high relief against a mirrored proof field. |
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