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90 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Mary Celestia

Issuer Bermuda Monetary Authority
Year 2006
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Reference(s) KM#145, Schön#175
Obverse description Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as rendered by engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the portrait truncation. The legend BERMUDA arcs along the left curved edge and ELIZABETH II along the right curved edge of the Reuleaux-triangular flan. The date 2006 is inscribed along the bottom edge below the portrait, all within a plain inner border following the triangular form.
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Reverse description Central depiction of the paddle-wheel blockade runner SS Mary Celestia shown at sea, rendered in high relief against a frosted field with selective gold plating highlighting the vessel and wave elements. The ship's name MARY CELESTIA arcs along the left edge in bold upright capitals, while the cursive inscription Anno Domini 1864 curves along the upper right edge, recording the year of the vessel's sinking off Bermuda. The denomination NINETY DOLLARS is boldly inscribed along the lower edge of the triangular flan.
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