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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Mountain Chicken, Colourised
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Eastern Caribbean Dollar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in fine detail and framed within a decorative wreath. A circular legend surrounds the design along the rim, bearing inscriptions denoting the issuing authority, metal fineness, weight, denomination, and the sovereign's name. The portrait is executed in a regal, formal style consistent with official Commonwealth coinage traditions. |
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| Obverse lettering | EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK 1 OZ .9999 GOLD TEN DOLLARS QUEEN ELIZABETH II |
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The mountain chicken is neither mountain-dwelling nor a chicken — it's one of the largest frogs in the world, native to Dominica and Montserrat, and critically endangered largely because of chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease that has devastated amphibian populations globally since the 1990s. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has periodically issued gold collector pieces tied to regional biodiversity, though the mountain chicken's precarious status gives this particular release an uncomfortable edge: current population estimates for Dominica run to a few hundred individuals at best.