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5 Crowns-Elizabeth II The Anointing Spoon
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Crown (1969-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait, showing the Queen with elaborately dressed hair, a diadem, and drop earring. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, with the date 2004 to the left of the portrait and the denomination 5 CROWNS in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation, this piece commemorates one of the oldest surviving objects used in the Westminster Abbey ceremony — the Anointing Spoon, which dates to the 12th century and is the only Coronation regalia to have survived the Commonwealth period intact after being sold off in 1649. It was bought back by Charles II at the Restoration.
The Turks and Caicos Islands issued a sprawling series of copper-nickel crowns through the 1990s and 2000s, largely targeting the collector market rather than circulation.