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| Emittent | Shetland Islands |
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| Jahr | 1999 |
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| Material | Silver |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | An outline map of northwestern Europe occupies the upper field, with a dotted line tracing the 1999 Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race course connecting the four host ports. Five national flags rendered in relief are displayed in the lower field, their staffs crossed in a fan arrangement. The denomination date 1999 appears along the lower arc, flanked by the names of the four race ports: ST. MALO, GREENOCK, LERWICK, and AALBORG. The circular legend CUTTY SARK TALL SHIPS' RACES runs along the upper rim, with the event designation ECLIPSE 99 appearing in the right field beside the map. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
During the Second World War, the "Shetland Bus" operation ran covert supply missions between Shetland and German-occupied Norway, using fishing vessels to deliver agents, weapons, and radio equipment. The 1999 issue commemorates this connection between Shetland and the Norwegian county of Sørlandet, struck in silver as a local authority issue — Shetland Islands Council has produced its own coinage since the 1980s, denominated in a hybrid currency that has no legal tender status beyond its commemorative function.