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1 Dollar Saint Thomas
| Issuer | United States Virgin Islands › United States Virgin Islands (1917-date) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed relief of a perching bird, depicted in profile facing left, rendered with fine feather detailing. Immediately below the bird, the large bold monogram 'ST' occupies the lower-central field, serving as an abbreviated identifier for Saint Thomas. The arc legend 'SAINT THOMAS' curves along the upper rim, while the date '2015' appears in the lower right field. Along the lower rim, the Spanish legend 'ISLAS SANTA URSULA Y ONCE MIL VIRGINES' is inscribed, referencing the historical name of the Virgin Islands. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Cyrillic |
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The U.S. Virgin Islands, purchased from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million in gold — then the largest cash transaction in U.S. history — have no mint of their own and no federally authorized coinage. Pieces like this one are privately issued novelty tokens, produced for the tourist and collector market rather than any official monetary purpose. The Danish West Indies connection still drives the marketing around these items today.