The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank began issuing commemorative crown-sized pieces in the early 2000s targeting the collector market rather than circulation, and this Richard I issue sits squarely in that program. Richard spent fewer than six months of his ten-year reign actually in England, treating the kingdom primarily as a revenue source to fund his Crusading ambitions — he reportedly said he would have sold London itself if he could find a buyer.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank began issuing commemorative crown-sized pieces in the early 2000s targeting the collector market rather than circulation, and this Richard I issue sits squarely in that program. Richard spent fewer than six months of his ten-year reign actually in England, treating the kingdom primarily as a revenue source to fund his Crusading ambitions — he reportedly said he would have sold London itself if he could find a buyer.