Catalog
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Royal Visit, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Antigua and Barbuda |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Third-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem and pearl drop earrings, with a pearl necklace and decorative brooch visible at the truncation. The designer's initials RDM appear at the lower truncation. The peripheral legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND arcs around the upper field, with a fine beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Antigua and Barbuda gained full independence in 1981, and the 1985 royal visit marked one of Queen Elizabeth II's periodic tours of the newly sovereign Eastern Caribbean states — part of a broader effort to maintain Commonwealth ties in a region where republican sentiment was beginning to surface. The visit itself was brief, touching several Windward and Leeward islands within days.
The .925 silver proof version shares its design with an earlier cupro-nickel circulation strike, distinguished solely by composition and finish — a common approach for CARICOM-era commemoratives produced largely for the overseas collector market rather than domestic use.