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.
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.