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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Columbus Lecturing
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modeled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The engraver's initials RDM appear incuse at the truncation of the bust. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS above, with the commemorative date span · 1492-1992 · in the lower field below the portrait. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the quincentenary of Columbus's first Atlantic crossing, the BVI was one of dozens of small Commonwealth territories that licensed commemorative programs through the Pobjoy Mint in 1992. The sheer volume of Columbus quincentenary issues that year — produced for a sprawling range of Pacific, Caribbean, and Atlantic jurisdictions — has left the secondary market permanently saturated with them.