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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Warwick Parish, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Bermuda |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 25 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara and pearl earring, rendered in the Arnold Machin portrait style adopted for Commonwealth coinage. The effigy is positioned centrally, with fine detail in the hair and drapery. The legend 'BERMUDA' arcs along the left field and 'ELIZABETH II' along the right field, both in raised Latin lettering. The mirror-like proof field provides strong contrast against the frosted relief of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Bermuda coat of arms, featuring a shield bearing a red lion holding a scroll depicting a shipwreck, supported by two stags rampant, with a helmet and crest above showing a dragon. A ribbon scroll beneath the shield bears the motto 'QUO FATA FERUNT'. The legend 'TWENTY-FIVE CENTS' arcs along the upper field, and the date '1984' is prominently displayed in the lower exergue. The frosted devices stand in sharp cameo relief against the polished proof fields. |
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Bermuda's parish series, issued through the early 1980s, assigned each of the nine parishes its own reverse design — an unusual approach for a dependent territory of this size. The Warwick Parish piece commemorates one of the island's oldest administrative divisions, established under the 1616 land survey that parceled Bermuda among the Somers Isles Company shareholders. Proof silver strikes like this one were produced in limited numbers for collector sets and saw no meaningful circulation.