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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Fangtooth Fish
| Issuer | Government of Pitcairn Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · TWO DOLLARS · PITCAIRN ISLANDS · 2011 · |
| Reverse description | Central polychrome color-printed depiction of a Fangtooth fish (Anoplogaster cornuta), rendered in vivid orange-red tones with a prominently open jaw displaying elongated, needle-like teeth and a single blue eye, set against a stylized silver relief of undulating ocean waves occupying the field. The date 2011 appears in small lettering at the upper right of the field, and the scientific name ANOPLOGASTER CORNUTA is inscribed vertically along the right inner border. The bold legend DEEP SEA FISH curves along the lower portion of the coin within the beaded border. |
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Pitcairn has no mint of its own and no domestic economy to speak of — the island's population hovered around fifty people in 2011. These collector issues are authorized by the island's government but produced entirely for the numismatic export market, with the Pobjoy Mint in Surrey handling production. The fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) inhabits deep Atlantic and Pacific waters and has no particular connection to Pitcairn's shallow coastal environment.