Tristan da Cunha 1983 2 pounds
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This specimen was lot 2258 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,733 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TRISTAN DA CUNHA, Élisabeth II (1952-2022), AV 2 livres, 1983. Année internationale du scoutisme. (Tristan da Cunha, Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, gold two pounds of 1983, International Year of Scouting. Proof.)"
A similar two pounds was issued by Ascension Island (KM 5) and by St. Helena Island (KM 11) and the three were probably sold as a set.
Recorded mintage: 2,000 plus 2,000 in proof.
Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge. this specimen 15,97 g.
Catalog reference: KM 6, Fr-1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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