Part of a broader commemorative series issued through the British Virgin Islands' licensing arrangements with the Pobjoy Mint, this piece marks the westward expansion of buccaneering activity in the Caribbean during the late 17th century. The BVI has long served as a vehicle for themed collector coinage with tenuous geographic connections to the subject matter — the islands do sit in the heart of the old pirate corridor between Hispaniola and the Lesser Antilles.
Part of a broader commemorative series issued through the British Virgin Islands' licensing arrangements with the Pobjoy Mint, this piece marks the westward expansion of buccaneering activity in the Caribbean during the late 17th century. The BVI has long served as a vehicle for themed collector coinage with tenuous geographic connections to the subject matter — the islands do sit in the heart of the old pirate corridor between Hispaniola and the Lesser Antilles.