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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Porcelain Bottle
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Weight | 19.09 g |
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| Reverse description | A decorative antique porcelain bottle with elaborate floral and foliate surface ornamentation is depicted centrally, its neck extending above a raised rectangular frame that encloses the lower portion of the design. The bottle rests upon an ornate scrolled base with rococo-style flourishes in the lower field. The denomination legend TWENTY is inscribed vertically along the left margin and DOLLARS vertically along the right margin, both outside the central frame. The mint mark FM appears discreetly within the design, and the polished proof surfaces enhance the intricate relief detail of the bottle's decorative motifs. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The British Virgin Islands issued a series of novelty silver pieces during the 1980s explicitly targeting the collector market rather than circulation — this porcelain bottle format being among the more unusual executions. The territory had no meaningful independent monetary history to commemorate, so the Royal Mint and private contract minters supplied a rotating catalogue of themed issues to generate revenue from philatelic and numismatic buyers abroad.
KM#64 is one of several BVI issues from this period where the "coin" designation is largely nominal.