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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rum Runner
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK 1 OZ .9999 GOLD QUEEN ELIZABETH II TEN DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a fully rigged 18th-century sailing vessel underway at sea, its sails billowing with wind in the manner characteristic of period square-rigged ships. Dense clouds of cannon smoke pour from the open gun ports along the hull, evoking the vessel's identity as a rum runner or privateer. The country name and date of issue appear as the primary legend within the field. |
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The "Rum Runner" designation references the illicit maritime trade that flourished across the Eastern Caribbean during American Prohibition — local schooners and shallow-draft sloops carrying rum from Barbados, Trinidad, and the French islands northward to the Bahamas and Florida coast, where it was offloaded under cover of darkness. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's commemorative bullion program has leaned heavily into this regional history, issuing this piece through the same monetary authority that serves eight member territories including Antigua, St. Kitts, and Dominica.
The .9999 fineness matches modern investment-grade bullion standards. KM#13 places this squarely within a short series.