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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009, when a new constitution came into force giving the three islands equal status as three territories, with a grouping under the Crown.
The Head of State of the territory is the monarch of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II was the first monarch in whose name the territory issued coinage. Before that, only Imperial coinage was used on the islands, as well as local merchant token which were "non regal", i.e. not issued in the name of the sovereign. |
