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500 Dollars (Hernando Pizarro) – British Virgin Islands

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: The Quincentenary of the Life of Hernando Pizarro

United Kingdom

Context

Year: 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Issuer: British Virgin Islands

Ruler: Elizabeth II

Currency:

Dollar

(since 1785)

Total mintage: 350

Material

Diameter: 150 mm

Weight: 5000 g

Silver weight: 4995.00 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 99.9% Silver

Magnetic: No

Techniques: Inlaid, Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

OBVERSE ↑

⟳

flip

REVERSE ↑

References

KM: #277

Numista: #347422

Value

Exchange value: 500 USD = $500.00

Bullion value: $14183.24

Inflation-adjusted value: 1010.16 USD

Obverse

Description:

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right.

Inscription:

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2004

IRB

Script: Latin

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Description:

Gilded portrait of Hernando Pizarro, with a small emerald inset above a pictorial timeline of his life.

Inscription:

THE QUICENTENARY OF THE LIFE OF HERNANDO PIZARRO

AMERQIQUE

AFRIQUE

$500

Script: Latin

Edge

Reeded, with individual numbering (from 1 to 350)

Mints

Name	Mark
Pobjoy Mint	(PM)

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
2004	—	350	Proof

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