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2 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | British Caribbean Territories Currency Board |
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| Year | 1955-1965 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral 2 occupies the central field, with the denomination CENTS inscribed beneath it, all flanked symmetrically by two upswept palm fronds tied at the base. The date appears in the lower field below the fronds. The circular legend BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES arcs across the upper periphery, while EASTERN GROUP curves along the lower periphery, separated by raised dots. A dentilated border frames the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1955 - - 5,500,000 1955 - Proof - 2,000 1957 - - 1,250,000 1957 - Proof - 1958 - - 1,250,000 1958 - Proof - 20 1960 - - 750,000 1960 - Proof - 1961 - - 788,000 1961 - Proof - 1962 - - 1,060,000 1962 - Proof - 1963 - - 250,000 1963 - Proof - 1964 - - 1,188,000 1964 - Proof - 1965 - - 2,001,000 1965 - Proof - 1965 - Prooflike - |
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The British Caribbean Territories Currency Board was established in 1950 to provide a unified currency across the Eastern Caribbean — Barbados, British Guiana, British Honduras, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands — replacing a patchwork of colonial issues. The Board's coinage was minted at the Royal Mint and circulated concurrently with the transition toward political independence across the region. Trinidad and Tobago left the arrangement in 1964; the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority eventually replaced the Board entirely in 1965, which is why this series ends precisely where it does.