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5 Crowns World Cup winners - West Germany
| Issuer | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Weight | 26.36 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing a pearl necklace and earrings, after the Raphael Maklouf portrait. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II · TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, with the denomination 5 CROWNS inscribed along the lower border. The effigy is rendered in high relief against a smooth field, with fine beading visible along the rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Turks and Caicos Islands issued a long-running series of 5 Crowns commemoratives through the late 1980s and 1990s, largely targeting the collector market rather than circulation — the territory's de facto currency was and remains the US dollar. This piece honors West Germany's 1990 World Cup victory in Rome, the last tournament played before reunification formally dissolved the West German footballing identity into a unified German squad.
It was West Germany's third title. The final against Argentina was decided by a Brehme penalty in the 87th minute — widely remembered as one of the least entertaining finals in the tournament's history.