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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Snowy Egret, Silver Proof
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after Arnold Machin's celebrated effigy, rendered in high relief against a mirrored proof field. The Queen wears a tiara and her hair falls in soft waves to the shoulder. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND across the upper field, followed by BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS continuing to the lower right, with the date 1979 appearing in the lower field flanked by raised dots. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) stands in three-quarter profile upon a branch, its ornate breeding plumage rendered with exceptional artistry, individual feathers and aigrette plumes carefully engraved in high relief. The bird occupies the central field with the Gilroy Roberts mintmaster mark visible below the branch. The denomination legend FIVE DOLLARS is inscribed in large incuse letters arranged vertically at left and diagonally at lower right, with the Franklin Mint initials FM appearing to the right of the denomination. |
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| Mintage | 1979 FM - Proof - 5,304 |
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