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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Castle of Mey
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed panoramic view of the Castle of Mey, the Scottish residence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, depicted in a realistic engraved style with the castle's towers, battlements, and surrounding outbuildings faithfully rendered. A flag is shown flying from the main tower. The legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER arcs along the upper periphery, with the subsidiary inscription HER SCOTTISH RESIDENCE · CASTLE OF MEY following below in a smaller arc. The date 1955, commemorating the year the Queen Mother acquired the castle, appears in the lower field, with the denomination 10 DOLLARS inscribed at the bottom rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nauru has no historical connection to the Castle of Mey whatsoever. This is a pure commemorative issue produced for the collector market, one of dozens of topically themed silver dollars the tiny Pacific nation licensed to foreign minting operators during the 1990s — a revenue stream that had little to do with domestic monetary policy and everything to do with exploiting the island's sovereign minting rights. The Castle of Mey, the Queen Mother's private Scottish residence purchased in 1952, appears here simply because royal themes sold reliably to Commonwealth collectors at the time.