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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Blue Rock Iguana
| Issuer | Cayman Islands Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, naturalistic rendering of a Blue Rock Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) occupies the central field, depicted in three-quarter profile facing left with its characteristic dorsal spines, scaled body, and powerful clawed limbs rendered in fine relief. The reptile is set amid a naturalistic ground of tropical foliage, small stones, and low-growing plants. The curved legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed in the lower exergual area. |
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The Blue Rock Iguana — Cyclura lewisi — was already in severe decline by 1995, with wild population estimates dropping below 200 individuals on Grand Cayman. The Cayman Islands' wildlife coinage series of this period drew direct attention to species under pressure from urban development, particularly the expansion of George Town and the island's booming tourism infrastructure, which had consumed much of the iguana's coastal dry forest habitat.
The coin was struck by the Royal Mint on behalf of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.