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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 84th Birthday
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem with fine detailing to the jewelled band and drop earring visible at the ear. The hair is rendered in delicate flowing waves. The legend HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II curves along the upper periphery, with the territorial abbreviation TDC and the date 2010 at the lower field, all within a finely beaded border. The engraver's initials IRB appear truncated below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II TDC 2010 IRB |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a permanent population of fewer than 300 people, has no meaningful circulation coinage economy of its own. Issues like this one are produced entirely for the collector market, authorized through the island's nominal issuing authority but struck and distributed by outside minting operations. The 84th birthday denomination is itself arbitrary — chosen to fill a gap in an ongoing birthday series rather than mark any administratively significant year.