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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Photo, 1963
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse lettering | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II • TDC 2016 |
| Reverse description | The central field features a full-color photographic reproduction depicting Queen Elizabeth II mounted on a white horse, wearing a red military tunic and black riding skirt, likely dating from a Trooping the Colour ceremony circa 1963, set against a backdrop of palace gates and foliage. The surrounding annular border bears the circumferential legend 'THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN' above and '• FIVE POUNDS •' below, all rendered against a polished gold-plated ground. |
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Tristan da Cunha, the most remote permanently inhabited island on earth, sits roughly 2,400 kilometers from the nearest landmass and has no airstrip. Its numismatic output is administered entirely off-island — these collector issues are produced and marketed by the Pobjoy Mint or similar contractors on behalf of the territory, with no meaningful circulation on the island itself. The 1963 photograph referenced in the title dates to a specific royal visit or portrait session, though the choice of that year is likely a nod to the volcanic eruption that forced the entire population of 242 to evacuate to Britain — an evacuation most residents ultimately refused to make permanent.