Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Caribbean Reef Octopus
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 31.1 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, set within an open laurel wreath occupying the central field. A raised annular border separates the inner field from the outer legend ring, which carries the issuing authority name EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK at the top, the fineness and denomination specifications 1 OZ .999 GOLD and TEN DOLLARS to the sides, and QUEEN ELIZABETH II along the lower arc. The design presents a clean, mirror-like prooflike field contrasting with the raised devices. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issues currency on behalf of eight territories — Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Anguilla — making it one of the few currency unions to span sovereign states and British Overseas Territories simultaneously. Bullion commemoratives of this type are struck to attract collector revenue rather than circulate, and the ECCB has leaned increasingly on wildlife-themed gold issues since the mid-2010s to compete in a crowded international bullion market.
KM#24 places this among a small run of one-troy-ounce gold issues from the union. The Caribbean reef octopus, Octopus briareus, is native to the shallow reef systems throughout the issuing territories' waters.