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5 Crowns - Elizabeth II Jubilee
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Weight | 26.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II occupies the central field, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, rendered in fine relief. The legend ELIZABETH II · TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 CROWNS appears in the lower legend, all separated by raised dot stops. The portrait is executed in a mature style consistent with the Raphael Maklouf effigy used on Commonwealth coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS · 5 CROWNS · |
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The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory with no central bank and the US dollar as its de facto circulation currency, has long used crown-sized commemoratives as its primary vehicle for numismatic revenue. This 1992 piece marks the 40th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession — the Ruby Jubilee — issued at a moment when the Territory was still recovering from the direct rule imposed by Britain in 1986 following a governance scandal that removed the elected government entirely.