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14 Nov 1493 Discovered by Columbus and claimed for Spain, island
chain named Las Islas Once Mil Virgenes.
c.1615 - Sep 1625 Dutch
settle on Tortola.
Sep 1625 Spanish destroy Dutch colony on Tortola.
1628 Santa Ana (Tortola) claimed for England (but not settled
1645-46, and after 1672).
05 Feb 1646 Spanish destroy English colony on Tortola.
1648 - 1672
Occupied by Dutch pirates.
Dutch colony on Tortola Island (Nieu ter Tholen)
(on Anegada and Virgin Gorda until 1680).
1665 English occupation of Tortola.
Jun 1672 English colony; part of Antigua.
1672 - 1816
Part of Leeward Islands colony (under Antigua).
1680 English settle Anegada and Virgin Gorda.
1713 British crown colony (Virgin Islands).
30 Nov 1773 British Virgin Islands administratively united
(Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Peter,
Norman, Guana, Ginger and Salt Islands).
1816 - 1871
Part St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British
Virgin Islands colony (see St. Kitts).
1833 - 01 Jan 1960 Part of
Leeward Islands colony (under Antigua).
01 Jan 1960 Separate colony (British Virgin Islands).
18 Apr 1967 Autonomous
01 Jun 1977 Former Constitution Order
19 Jun 2007 Constitution Order |
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| The Colony of the Virgin Islands, a
British colony situated in the Caribbean Sea northeast of Puerto Rico and
west of the Leeward Islands, has an area of 59 sq. mi. (155 sq. km.).
Capital: Road Town
[Spanish Town 1680-1741]. The principal islands of the 36-island group are
Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke. The chief industries are
fishing and stock raising. Fish, livestock and bananas are exported. The
Virgin Islands were discovered by Columbus in 1493, and named by him, Las
Virgienes, in honor of St. Ursula and her companions. The Dutch established
a permanent settlement on the island of Tortola by 1648. In 1672, the
English captured Tortola from the Dutch, and the English annexation of
Anegada and Virgin Gorda followed in 1680. Meanwhile, over the period
1672–1733, the Danish gained control of the nearby islands of St. Thomas,
St. John and St. Croix. The British Virgin Islands were formerly part of the
administration of the Leeward Islands but received a separate administration
as a Crown Colony in 1950. A new constitution promulgated in 1967 provided
for a ministerial form of government headed by the Governor.
Motto: "Vigilate" (Latin)
[Translation: "Be Vigilant"]. |
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Monetary standard:
US Dollar = 100 cents, since 1959 along
with British Virgin Islands Dollar (VGD) = 100 cents from 30 Jun 1973. |
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of the British Virgin Islands issued the first official coinage in its
history on 30 June 30 1973, in honor of 300 years of constitutional government
in the islands. U.S. coins and currency continue to be the primary medium of
exchange, though the coinage of the British Virgin Islands is legal tender.
1 USD = 1 VGD. NOTE:
Franklin Mint has produced coins 1973-1985 for British
Virgin Islands. From 1975-1977 the Franklin Mint is also known to produced coinage
these in three different qualities.
- (M) MATTE - Normal circulation strike or a
dull finish produced by sandblasting special uncirculated (polish
finish) or proof quality dies.
- (U) SPECIAL UNCIRCULATED - Polished or
proof-like in appearance without any frosted features.
- (P) PROOF - The highest quality obtainable
having mirror like fields and frosted features.
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British Virgin Islands commemorative coins |
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1973 |
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KM#1 1 cent. Year:
1973. Weight:
1.49g [1.50g]. Metal:
Bronze. Edge:
Plain. Diameter:
15.00 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Greenthroated Carib and Antillean Crested Hummingbird sitting on
tree branches imposed on value "1 CENT".
Mintage:
53,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1974
(circulated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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Same as above coin, but Proof. Weight:
1.52g [1.50g].
Mintage: 181,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). |
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KM#2 5 cents. Year:
1973. Weight:
3.03g [3.00g]. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Plain. Diameter:
19.50 mm.
Thickness: 1.32
mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Zenaida Doves imposed on value "5 CENTS".
Mintage:
26,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1974
(circulated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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Same as above coin, but Proof. Weight:
3.02g [3.00g].
Mintage: 181,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). |
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KM#3 10 cents. Year:
1973. Weight:
5.32g [5.50g]. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
23.00 mm.
Thickness: 1.77
mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Ringed Kingfisher on a branch, looking right, imposed on value "10 CENTS".
Mintage:
23,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(special uncirculated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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Same as above coin, but Proof. Weight:
5.34g [5.50g].
Mintage: 181,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). |
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KM#4 25 cents. Year:
1973. Weight:
7.71g [7.72g]. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
26.00 mm.
Thickness: 1.95
mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Two Mangrove Cuckoo on a branch, imposed on below value "25 CENTS".
Mintage:
181,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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| KM#5 50 cents. Year:
1973. Weight:
14.58g [14.25g]. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
31.50 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Two Brown Pelican, imposed on value "50 CENTS".
Mintage:
20,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1974
(circulated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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| Same as above coin, but Proof. Weight:
14.57g [14.25g].
Mintage: 181,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). |
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1974 |
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KM#1 1 cent. Year:
1974. Weight:
1.50g [1.50g]. Metal:
Bronze. Edge:
Plain. Diameter:
15.00 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Greenthroated Carib and Antillean Crested Hummingbird sitting on
tree branches imposed on value "1 CENT".
Mintage:
22,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1974
(circulated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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Same as above coin, but normal issue. Weight:
3.02g [3.00g].
Mintage:
18,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1974
(circulated issues). |
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1975 |
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KM#3 10 cents. Year:
1975. Weight:
5.38g [5.50g]. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
23.00 mm.
Thickness: 1.77
mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Ringed Kingfisher on a branch, looking right, imposed on value "10 CENTS".
Mintage:
2,351.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(uncirculated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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Same as above coin, but Proof. Weight:
7.76g [7.72g].
Mintage: 32,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). |
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| KM#5 50 cents. Year:
1975. Weight:
14.49g [14.25g]. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
31.50 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Franklin Mint.
Obverse:
Young bust of
Queen Elizabeth II portrait facing right in the center with "· ELIZABETH
THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" written around her.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Two Brown Pelican, imposed on value "50 CENTS".
Mintage:
2,351.
Minted Years: 1975-1983
(special uncirculated issues). Engravers:
Arnold Machin (obverse) and Gilroy Roberts (reverse). |
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| Same as above coin, but Proof. Weight:
14.32g [14.25g].
Mintage: 32,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1984
(Proof issues). |
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| Same as above coin, but Matte. Weight:
14.51g [14.25g].
Mintage: 1,000.
Minted Years: 1973-1975
(Matte issues). |
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2000 |
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| KM#172 1 Dollar. Year:
2000. Weight:
28.46g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
38.60 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Pobjoy Mint.
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II's portrait facing
right in the center and "· ELIZABETH II THE SECOND ··· BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" around her. Year "2000" at the bottom.
"PM" mint mark on the left side, below Queen
Elizabeth's neck.
Reverse:
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's in the center. "QUEEN
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER" written at the top section. Year
"1900" on her left side and Year "2000" on her right side. Value "$1"
at the bottom.
Mintage:
100,000.
Minted Years: One year
type. Subject:
Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth, the
Queen's Mother. Note:
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March
2002) was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen
Elizabeth II. She was queen consort of the United Kingdom from her
husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she
was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion
with her daughter. |
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| KM#175 1 Dollar. Year:
2000. Weight:
28.33g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
38.60 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Pobjoy Mint.
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II's portrait facing
right in the center and "· ELIZABETH II THE SECOND ··· BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS ·" around her. Year "2000" at the bottom.
"PM" mint mark on the left side, below Queen
Elizabeth's neck.
Reverse:
Prince Edward and Princess Sofia's marriage picture with flowers in
the center. Marriage date "JUNE 19th 1999" below them. "FIRST
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF WESSEX" around them. Value "$1"
at the bottom.
Mintage:
100,000.
Minted Years: One year
type. Note:
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO (Edward Antony Richard Louis;
born 10 March 1964) is the third son and fourth (and youngest) child
of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Sophie
Rhys-Jones met Prince Edward at a charity tennis event in 1993, and the two
began their relationship soon afterwards. Their engagement was
announced on 06 January 1999 and the wedding took place on 19 June
of the same year at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. On the
same day, before their marriage, Queen Elizabeth II made Edward as
Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn, and declared that he would
eventually be created Duke of Edinburgh, once that title reverts to
the Crown. After the union, the couple moved to Bagshot Park in
Surrey. |
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2005 |
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KM#312 1 Dollar. Year:
2005. Weight:
28.28g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Edge:
Reeded. Diameter:
38.60 mm.
Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Pobjoy Mint.
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II's portrait facing
right in the center and "BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS QUEEN ELIZABETH II
2005" written around her.
"PM" mint mark on the left side, below Queen
Elizabeth's shoulder.
Reverse:
Mother and baby dolphins. Value "$1"
at the bottom.
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years: One year
type. Obverse Designer:
Ian Rank-Broadley. |
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