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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Birthday
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2002-2011 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip facing right, rendered in high relief with detailed portraiture. The Queen is depicted wearing a pearl necklace and diadem, while Prince Philip appears in formal attire visible at the shoulder. The surrounding legend reads HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II in the upper arc, with the issuer abbreviation TDC and the date 2011 at the base, all within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with fewer than 300 permanent residents, issues coins primarily for the collector market rather than local circulation. The island's geographic isolation — the most remote permanently inhabited settlement on earth — means its coinage rarely sees a shop counter. This particular commemorative birthday issue ran across nearly a decade of royal milestone years, with individual dates tied to specific jubilee or birthday occasions rather than annual production.