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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II The Queen Mother's 90th Birthday
| Issuer | Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · FALKLAND ISLANDS · 5 POUNDS · |
| Reverse description | Central device comprising two interlaced and entwined royal cyphers 'E' in an ornate script, surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown in high relief. The monogram is encircled by a decorative floral wreath featuring thistles and other blooms flanking the device on either side. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER arcs around the upper periphery, while the birth and anniversary dates · 1900 · and 1990 · are positioned in the lower field to the left and right respectively. |
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Struck to mark Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 90th birthday in 1990, this issue is one of dozens of commemorative crowns produced across British Overseas Territories during the later decades of the reign — the Falkland Islands among the most prolific issuers. The practice had become so routine by this point that the Royal Mint and associated producers were supplying near-identical specifications to multiple territories simultaneously, with only the issuing authority changed.
The Falklands' particular enthusiasm for such issues picked up sharply after 1982.