Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico are two tiny islands in Equatorial Guinea's Corisco Bay with a population effectively at zero — Elobey Chico has been uninhabited for decades. Coins attributed to the Elobey islands are a recurring feature of Equatorial Guinea's numismatic output, issued not for local circulation but squarely for the collector market, a practice the country has pursued aggressively since the 1990s.
Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico are two tiny islands in Equatorial Guinea's Corisco Bay with a population effectively at zero — Elobey Chico has been uninhabited for decades. Coins attributed to the Elobey islands are a recurring feature of Equatorial Guinea's numismatic output, issued not for local circulation but squarely for the collector market, a practice the country has pursued aggressively since the 1990s.