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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Violin
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a drop earring, and a necklace, as engraved by Raphael David Maklouf; the engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND flanked by pellets at upper left, with BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS continuing to the right, and the date 1988 positioned in the lower field below the bust. |
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| Reverse description | A violin rendered in high relief is depicted diagonally across the mirror-polished field, its body and neck clearly defined with f-holes visible on the instrument's table. The design is framed by ornate scrollwork borders incorporating a scallop shell at the top center and a winged motif at the bottom center. The denomination legend TWENTY-FIVE appears in an arc above the violin in the upper field, while DOLLARS is inscribed in a straight line in the lower field below the instrument. |
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| Reverse lettering | TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS |
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