1 Crown 2011, 70 Years of the Search and Rescue Service [Falkland Islands]

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1 Crown 2011, 70 Years of the Search and Rescue Service [Falkland Islands]
  • Country: Falkland Islands
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 28.28 g
  • Name: 70 Years of the Search and Rescue Service
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Designation: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 1 Crown
  • Currency unit: Crown
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Summary: KM# 159
  • Diameter: 38.6 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part, a composition: a stylized depiction of a rescue helicopter against a background of mountain peaks. To the left and below it, the Royal Air Force flag and an inscription in English in 3 lines: 'ROYAL AIR FORCE SEARCH AND RESCUE'. Below and to the right - dates: 1941 - 2011, denoting the year the service was founded and the year of minting, and the inscription: '1 CROWN'. Near the bottom edge, the abbreviation: 'SAR70', which stands for the 70th anniversary, to the right - the letter 'PM' - the mintmark of the British 'Pobjoy Mint' in Tadworth.
  • Obverse
    In the central part, the right-facing profile of Elizabeth II. In the truncation of the neck, the letters 'IRB' - the artist's mark of Ian Rank-Broadley. Around the edge of the coin, text in English and the year of minting: 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II FALKLAND ISLANDS 2011'.

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