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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Princess Elizabeth
| Issuer | Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair. The legend ELIZABETH II - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - curves along the upper periphery, with the date 1996 positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRINCESS ELIZABETH 20 DOLLARS |
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The Turks and Caicos Islands began issuing commemorative coinage in the 1970s as a deliberate revenue strategy, with the Crown dependency leaning heavily on the collector market rather than circulation. This 1996 issue marks the fiftieth anniversary of Princess Elizabeth's visit to Southern Rhodesia in 1947 — the same tour during which she broadcast her famous twenty-first birthday address pledging lifelong service to the Commonwealth.
KM#160 was struck to one-troy-ounce .999 fine silver, placing it squarely in the bullion-commemorative category that flooded the market throughout the 1990s.