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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 95th birthday
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fifth definitive portrait by Jody Clark, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem. The legend H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II runs along the upper periphery, with TRISTAN DA CUNHA continuing along the right and lower-right rim, all within a beaded border. The date 2021 appears in the lower exergual area beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a permanent population of around 250, issues commemorative coins largely as philatelic and numismatic revenue — they circulate nowhere. This piece marks Elizabeth II's 95th birthday, struck the same year she lost Prince Philip after 73 years of marriage. At 0.5 grams of gold, it sits among the smallest sovereign-adjacent issues produced for the territory, a format driven entirely by collector market economics rather than any monetary function.