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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Columbus seated on shore
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#130 |
| 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 modelled by Raphael David Maklouf; the engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, with the commemorative date span · 1492-1992 · inscribed in the lower field, flanking the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of the wave of commemoratives timed to the quincentenary of Columbus's 1492 landfall, this coin belongs to a period when the Royal Mint and affiliated Commonwealth territories flooded the market with 1992-dated silver issues. The BVI, having no pre-Columbian or colonial-era numismatic tradition of its own, leaned heavily on the anniversary as a licensing opportunity rather than a matter of local historical connection — Columbus never landed on Tortola.