The Cayman Islands have issued collector silver rounds under royal authority since the 1970s, but this series occupies a specific niche: legal tender bullion coinage from a British Overseas Territory that maintains its own currency — the Cayman Islands dollar, pegged at 1.20 USD — entirely independent of sterling. The blue marlin holds particular local significance; the islands host one of the Atlantic's most-attended sportfishing tournaments, the Million Dollar Month, running annually since 1998.
KM#165.1 spans a four-year date range, meaning examples can vary by year without affecting the type designation.
The Cayman Islands have issued collector silver rounds under royal authority since the 1970s, but this series occupies a specific niche: legal tender bullion coinage from a British Overseas Territory that maintains its own currency — the Cayman Islands dollar, pegged at 1.20 USD — entirely independent of sterling. The blue marlin holds particular local significance; the islands host one of the Atlantic's most-attended sportfishing tournaments, the Million Dollar Month, running annually since 1998.
KM#165.1 spans a four-year date range, meaning examples can vary by year without affecting the type designation.