The Battle of the Saints, fought in April 1782 in the channel between Dominica and Guadeloupe, was a decisive British naval victory over the French fleet under de Grasse — and effectively ended French ambitions to retake the Caribbean colonies they had briefly held. Saint Lucia itself had changed hands twelve times between Britain and France before finally being ceded to Britain in 1814, making the choice of this particular battle a pointed piece of national commemoration.
The 1982 issue marks the bicentennial of the engagement, one of several Eastern Caribbean nations to release collector coinage on the anniversary.
The Battle of the Saints, fought in April 1782 in the channel between Dominica and Guadeloupe, was a decisive British naval victory over the French fleet under de Grasse — and effectively ended French ambitions to retake the Caribbean colonies they had briefly held. Saint Lucia itself had changed hands twelve times between Britain and France before finally being ceded to Britain in 1814, making the choice of this particular battle a pointed piece of national commemoration.
The 1982 issue marks the bicentennial of the engagement, one of several Eastern Caribbean nations to release collector coinage on the anniversary.