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| Issuer | Bermuda Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Gold-highlighted right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II appears to the upper left and BERMUDA to the upper right, flanking the crowned bust. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck, and the denomination $5 is inscribed at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 prompted a flood of commemorative issues across Commonwealth territories, and Bermuda was among dozens of issuing authorities producing silver crowns to the same 28.28g/.925 specification — a format coordinated loosely across the Commonwealth to allow unified production runs and shared blanks. Bermuda's Monetary Authority, established in 1969 to replace the Bermuda pound with a dollar pegged to the USD, had by 2002 issued commemoratives with enough regularity that this piece entered a crowded secondary market almost immediately upon release.