Catalog
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Royal Wedding
| Issuer | East Caribbean Currency Authority |
|---|---|
| Year | 1981 |
| 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 | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| 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 crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Arnold Machin, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with loosely styled hair and a draped truncation. The circumferential legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · EAST CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES, with the date 1981 positioned in the right field below the portrait. A raised rim borders the design. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | · QUEEN ELIZABETH II · EAST CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES 1981 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| 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 East Caribbean Currency Authority issued this piece to mark the July 1981 marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer — one of several dozen Commonwealth and associated territories that produced commemorative coinage for the event. The ECCA served eight small island states collectively, meaning a single minting decision applied across all of them simultaneously, with no individual territory able to opt out or vary the design.
Copper-nickel at this size and weight mirrors the Pobjoy Mint formula used for dozens of similar Commonwealth commemoratives that year, making the 1981 royal wedding one of the most heavily commemorated single events in 20th-century numismatic history by sheer issuer count.