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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Columbus as prisoner
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring with a pearl necklace, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf; the engraver's initials RDM appear truncated at the shoulder. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS in raised Latin lettering, while the commemorative date range · 1492-1992 · is inscribed in the lower field, referencing the quincentenary of Columbus's first voyage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH THE SECOND · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS RDM · 1492-1992 · |
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Issued for the quincentenary of Columbus's 1492 voyage, this coin commemorates one of the more uncomfortable chapters in that story: Columbus's third voyage ended with his arrest in 1500 by Francisco de Bobadilla, the newly appointed royal governor of Hispaniola, who shipped him back to Spain in chains following reports of tyrannical governance. Ferdinand and Isabella released him within six weeks, but his titles were never fully restored.