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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II - Britannia
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#69a |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central bust of Britannia facing right, wearing a crested helmet and classical drapery, rendered with silver highlighting to accentuate the figure against the polished field. A series of historically significant dates — 1672, 1797, 1804, 1902, 1936, 1967, and 2008 — are arranged vertically to the left of the bust, referencing key moments in Britannia's coinage history. A silvered mace is depicted within a circular cartouche to the right of the bust. The denomination FIVE POUNDS appears in the lower field, while the legend BRITANNIA arcs prominently along the upper periphery. |
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Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a permanent population of roughly 250 people, issues coins primarily as numismatic products rather than circulating currency — the island's geographic isolation makes conventional commerce almost entirely dependent on the supply ship that calls a few times per year. The .958 Britannia silver specification here mirrors the fineness used for the British Britannia bullion series introduced in 1987, lending this issue a deliberate connection to that program.