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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Queen Isabella offering jewels
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Weight | 21.54 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The engraver's initials 'RDM' appear truncated at the base of the bust. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH THE SECOND · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS' in the upper field, with the commemorative date range '· 1492-1992 ·' positioned in the lower field, all in raised Latin characters against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed high-relief scene depicting Christopher Columbus and a companion presenting an open treasure chest filled with jewels before Queen Isabella I of Castile, who is seated upon an ornate throne. A female attendant stands to the right of the Queen, while a kneeling scribe records the proceedings at lower right. The denomination '$25' appears in the upper left field, and a decorative foliate cartouche frames the upper border of the composition. The entire scene is enclosed within a rope-style inner border and rendered in fine engraving befitting proof coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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