25 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

€2,283.00
IssuerEastern Caribbean States
Year1955-1965
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value25 Cents (0.25 BWI$)
CurrencyBritish West Indies dollar (1935-1965)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight6.48 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.9 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Cecil Thomas
Reverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#6
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Queen Elizabeth II to the right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse descriptionThe `Golden Hind`, ship of Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596), corsair and English explorer.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES TWENTY FIVE CENTS 25 25 1965 · EASTERN GROUP ·
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage1955  - - 7 000 000
1955  - Proof - 2 000
1957  - - 800 000
1957  - Proof -
1959  - - 1 000 000
1959  - Proof -
1961  - - 744 000
1961  - Proof -
1962  - - 480 000
1962  - Proof -
1963  - - 480 000
1963  - Proof -
1964  - - 480 000
1964  - Proof -
1965  - - 1 280 000
1965  - Proof -
1965  - Prooflike -
Catalog ID4620780540
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