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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Anniversary of Lord Nelson's Birth
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a gemmed crown, drop earring, and pearl necklace, occupying the central field within a beaded border. The peripheral legend reads HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC along the upper arc, with the date 2008 positioned in the lower field beneath the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Tristan da Cunha sits roughly 2,400 kilometers from Saint Helena, where Nelson's body was briefly held before repatriation to England after Trafalgar in 1805. The island's commemorative program has long leaned on this South Atlantic proximity to Napoleonic-era history as a basis for issuing pieces with no direct local connection to the subject.
Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, in 1758 — making 2008 the 250th anniversary this issue marks.