The British Virgin Islands has no Olympic surfing tradition to speak of — this is a licensed issue produced for the collector market, timed to the inclusion of surfing as a debut Olympic sport at Tokyo 2020 (delayed to 2021). The BVI's authority to issue coinage under Crown dependency arrangements makes it a convenient vehicle for themed collector pieces with no connection to local monetary circulation.
The British Virgin Islands has no Olympic surfing tradition to speak of — this is a licensed issue produced for the collector market, timed to the inclusion of surfing as a debut Olympic sport at Tokyo 2020 (delayed to 2021). The BVI's authority to issue coinage under Crown dependency arrangements makes it a convenient vehicle for themed collector pieces with no connection to local monetary circulation.