Part of the British Overseas Territory's ongoing wildlife bullion program, the Cayman Islands issues coinage through the Royal Mint under authority granted by the Crown. The stingray holds particular local significance — the shallow sandbar flats off Grand Cayman have attracted dive tourism since the 1980s, making the southern stingray something close to an unofficial national animal in practice if not in law.
Part of the British Overseas Territory's ongoing wildlife bullion program, the Cayman Islands issues coinage through the Royal Mint under authority granted by the Crown. The stingray holds particular local significance — the shallow sandbar flats off Grand Cayman have attracted dive tourism since the 1980s, making the southern stingray something close to an unofficial national animal in practice if not in law.