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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Caribbean Reef Octopus
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus) depicted in dynamic motion, gliding across the ocean floor in the vicinity of hydrothermal vents emitting bubbles rising from the undersea volcano known as Kick 'Em Jenny. The design captures the creature's tentacles spread naturalistically across the seabed, conveying a sense of fluid underwater movement. Fine detail is rendered in the texture of the octopus's skin and the surrounding marine environment. The country name GRENADA and the date 2020 appear as legend elements on the reverse field. |
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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issued this piece as part of a bullion and collector program that sits somewhat awkwardly alongside its mandate — the ECCB governs the fixed-rate EC dollar shared by eight island territories, a currency pegged to the USD at 2.70 since 1976 without interruption. Collector silver issues denominated in EC dollars are more fiscal curiosity than circulating reality.
The Caribbean reef octopus, Octopus briareus, is native to the shallow reef systems of exactly the waters these territories border — one of the few cases where a coin's subject and its issuing geography are genuinely inseparable.