2 Dollars - Elizabeth II King Alfred the Great

Alfred's inclusion on an Eastern Caribbean issue is an odd choice that reflects the commemorative coin market of the early 2000s, when mints worldwide were licensing historical figures with little geographic connection to the issuing authority. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, which serves eight small island states, had no particular claim to a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who spent his reign defending Wessex from Danish incursions and codifying English law.

Gold-plated copper-nickel issues of this type were produced primarily for the collector novelty market rather than circulation.