Issued under the British Virgin Islands' longstanding practice of licensing its coinage rights to produce commemorative and collector issues with no meaningful local circulation, this piece is one of several in a series marking the 350th anniversary of Vermeer's birth — though the artist was born in 1632, making 2000 a slightly imprecise hook for the occasion.
Issued under the British Virgin Islands' longstanding practice of licensing its coinage rights to produce commemorative and collector issues with no meaningful local circulation, this piece is one of several in a series marking the 350th anniversary of Vermeer's birth — though the artist was born in 1632, making 2000 a slightly imprecise hook for the occasion.