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5 Tala - Elizabeth II Portuguese Escudo
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the third portrait by engraver Raphael David Maklouf, wearing a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace. The Queen's hair is elaborately styled beneath a floral Tudor crown. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend TOKELAU · 2002 arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, with a beaded border encircling the entire field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Tokelau, a non-self-governing territory administered by New Zealand, issued this piece as part of a broader commemorative program marking the Portuguese Age of Discovery — specifically the navigational routes that passed through and mapped the Pacific. Portugal's charting of the Pacific basin in the 16th century established the geographic framework later colonial powers inherited wholesale.
The escudo denomination reference is the telling detail: Portugal retired the escudo on January 1, 2002, when it joined the eurozone. This coin was struck the same year, making the tribute effectively an epitaph.