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25 Pence - Elizabeth II Napoleon Exiled to Elba - gold plated
| Issuer | Saint Helena |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Pound (1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing a pearl necklace and drop earring, with elaborately styled hair. The queen is depicted in a draped bust portrait of refined detail, set against a mirror-polished field with a beaded inner border. The legend ELIZABETH II appears to the left of the portrait and ST. HELENA to the right, both in raised Latin capitals. The date 2013 is inscribed along the lower exergue beneath the bust. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Saint Helena's authority to issue commemorative coinage derives from its status as a British Overseas Territory, though the island's enduring commercial identity remains tied almost entirely to Napoleon's final exile there from 1815 until his death in 1821. This piece commemorates an earlier episode — his 1814 exile to Elba, from which he escaped after just ten months to launch the Hundred Days campaign.
Gold-plated copper-nickel is the substrate of choice for budget commemoratives aimed at the collector-souvenir market, not circulation.