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500 Dollars - Elizabeth II Vitus Bering - Sunshine
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint for the British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 500 Dollars (500 USD) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, her hair elaborately dressed and adorned with a tiara, rendered in high relief. The portrait occupies the central field with fine sculptural detail in the hair and clothing. The circular legend reads BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS to the left and QUEEN ELIZABETH II to the right, with the date 2011 below, all in incuse Latin capitals. The initials IRB appear below the truncation, denoting the engraver Ian Rank-Broadley whose portrait of the Queen was used on Pobjoy Mint issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a three-masted sailing vessel at sea, rendered against a dramatic sunburst scene with gilded rays of the sun rising or setting on the horizon to the right, with stylized waves occupying the lower field. The composition commemorates the Danish-Russian explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681-1741), leader of the Great Northern Expedition. The upper arc legend reads 1681-1741 VITUS J. BERING PM, with the denomination 500 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower margin in the exergue area. |
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| Mintage | 2011 - Proof - 99 |
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