Catalog
2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Shipwreck
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | East Caribbean Dollar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile, rendered in high relief against a frosted field, flanked symmetrically by two large decorative palm or laurel fronds. The circular legend 'EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK' arcs around the upper rim, while 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II' appears along the lower rim. The inscription '1 OZ .999 SILVER' is positioned at the lower left and 'TWO DOLLARS' at the lower right, both within the raised border. |
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| Mintage | 2021 - - 25,000 |
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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issues commemorative coinage on behalf of its eight member territories, a monetary union originally established in 1965 as the East Caribbean Currency Authority. This shipwreck-themed release fits into a broader collector program leaning on the region's documented history of Spanish and British wrecks across the Lesser Antilles — waters that claimed hundreds of vessels between the 16th and 19th centuries, many still unexcavated.