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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Pineapple
| Issuer | Cayman Islands |
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| Year | 1987-1988 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing a pearl necklace and drop earring. The legend CAYMAN ISLANDS arcs along the left periphery and ELIZABETH II along the right, with the date 1987 positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. The engraver's initials RDM appear incuse on the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed, naturalistically rendered pineapple with pronounced scale-textured body and a bold, spreading crown of leaves occupies the right and central field. To the left, a large dollar sign ($1) serves as the denomination, rendered in a bold serif style that nearly spans the full height of the field. A small Franklin Mint mintmark appears at the bottom of the field below the pineapple. |
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The Cayman Islands began issuing collector-grade silver dollars in the 1970s as a deliberate revenue strategy, capitalizing on the territory's growing profile as an offshore financial center. KM#92 fits squarely into that program — produced for sale to collectors rather than circulation, which is why surviving examples almost never show wear.
The pineapple's place in Cayman iconography traces to the fruit's historical cultivation on the islands before the tourism economy displaced agriculture entirely.