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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Columbus with shore party
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a pearl drop earring and a necklace visible at the truncation, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf; the engraver's initials RDM appear at the lower truncation. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, with the commemorative date span · 1492-1992 · inscribed in the lower field, flanked by raised dots. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the quincentenary of Columbus's 1492 landfall, the BVI joined a crowded field of commemorative programs that year — nearly every Caribbean territory with minting authority produced silver issues for the anniversary. The British Virgin Islands, whose own colonial history traces directly to the plantation economy that followed European contact, had particular reason to participate, though the commemoratives were produced for export and collector sale rather than any domestic circulation.