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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chalice
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A tall, elegantly rendered chalice with a plain bowl, a knopped stem, and a broad spreading foot is depicted centrally within a raised inner border, occupying the full height of the field. Above the chalice, the denomination legend TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS arches along the upper portion of the inner border in capital letters. A decorative ornamental cartouche with scrollwork appears at the base of the composition below the foot of the chalice, and the Franklin Mint mark FM is present in the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The British Virgin Islands began issuing collector-focused silver and gold pieces in the 1970s through arrangements with the Franklin Mint and later other producers, a strategy common among smaller Caribbean territories looking to generate revenue outside tourism and offshore finance. These issues were never intended for circulation. The 1988 chalice piece belongs to a run of thematic religious and historical subjects that sold primarily to overseas collectors rather than island residents.
KM#140 is sparsely documented in population reports, suggesting modest distribution rather than genuine rarity.