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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Pocket Watch
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars (20 USD) |
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| Reverse lettering | TWENTY DOLLARS FM |
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| Mintage | 1985 FM - Proof |
| Additional information |
The British Virgin Islands issued a series of novelty silver pieces in the 1980s aimed squarely at the collector market, with themes chosen for display appeal rather than any local historical connection. This pocket watch issue is among them. The BVI had no independent monetary history worth commemorating — it had used the US dollar as its de facto currency since the 1950s — which left the issuing authority free to pursue essentially any subject.
KM#71 was struck by the Franklin Mint under contract, which accounts for the precise silver standard and the 38mm diameter consistent with that firm's collector series of the period.