BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

 This 2 Pound coin from the British Indian Ocean Territory features a turtle etched into blue crystal and surrounded by a sterling silver ring. The 38.6mm sterling silver ring features Queen Elizabeth on one side and a series of pictures showing the life and development of a sea turtle on the other. The 38.6mm coin is dated 2009 and has a mintage of only 5000 pieces. It comes in a case with a Certificate of Authenticity. The British Indian Ocean Territory is also known as the Chagos Archipelago and includes Diego Garcia, the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States.






COIN ON ROYAL WEDDING

The wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton is commemorated on this 36.6mm copper-nickel 2 Pound coin from the British Indian Ocean Territories.  The depicts Kate and William on one side and the Rank-Broadley portrait of  Queen Elizabeth on the other.  The coin, released March 8, 2011 is the first of what is expected to be a number of coins commemorating the wedding.  William, the eldest son of Charles & Diana is second in line for the throne. The British Indian Ocean Territory includes with over 1,000 individual islands,  the largest of which is Diego Garcia, the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States.

The British Indian Ocean Territory consists of Chagos Archipelago, with over 1,000 individual islands.  The largest island is Diego Garcia, the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States.  Great Britain created the territory in 1965 by splitting the islands from what was then its colony of Mauritius. In 2009 the British Indian Ocean Territory issued its first coin: a 38.6mm copper-nickel 2 Pound coin. The coin pictures the arms of the territory supported by two turtles on one side and Queen Elizabeth on the other. The coin is an official issue struck by the Pobjoy mint.