Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Marlin
| Issuer | Cayman Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018-2021 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The bust is set within a finely engine-turned inner field framed by a rope-style border. The legend ELIZABETH II · CAYMAN ISLANDS · 5 DOLLARS arcs around the upper periphery, with the date below the effigy in the lower exergue. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A dynamic, highly detailed depiction of a blue marlin leaping from turbulent ocean waves, rendered in high relief against a burnished circular field. Diagonal engine-turned lines in the background field evoke radiating light. At the upper centre, a circular royal cypher medallion bears the crowned EIIR monogram in frosted relief on a dark ground. The lower legend spanning the periphery reads MARLIN · 1 OZ · 9999 GOLD, confirming the coin's bullion specification. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Cayman Islands has no central bank in the conventional sense — the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, established in 1997, issues currency but operates under a fixed peg to the US dollar that has held at CI$1 to US$1.20 since 1974. Gold bullion issues like this one fall outside that peg arrangement entirely, priced and traded on spot markets rather than at face value.