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5 Crowns - Elizabeth II Sophie Rhys-Jones
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Crown (1969-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1999 |
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Issued to mark the marriage of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones on 19 June 1999, this piece was struck while the ceremony itself was still fresh news. The Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, regularly produced commemorative crown-sized pieces throughout the 1990s targeting the collector market rather than circulation — few of these saw any meaningful use as currency.
Edward was granted the title Earl of Wessex on his wedding day, a deliberate departure from the dukedom convention applied to his brothers.