25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chalice

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.