I have always loved visiting the American and British Virgin Islands over the years. They are incredibly beautiful with so many water based activities. One of my favorite places have been the natural baths on Virgin Gorda, look them up you will want to go, truly amazing! The British Virgin Islands have produced commemorative coins for years, and some are really cool. Over the years I've picked up a few, and they are always fun to look at!
This particular coin I picked up somewhere while I was living in the Caribbean still. Not exactly sure when I came into it. What is interesting is it displays a sextant on the reverse which is device used in nautical celestial navigation. I honestly have never used one but I'm not trained sailor. It measure the distance between and object and the horizon making navigation much easier. The Wikipedia article is very interesting if you want to learn more. I've included it in my references.
Here's the coin of the day, see what you think:
About the coin:
Country: British Virgin Islands
Mint: The Franklin Mint
Composition: 92.5 % silver
Denomination: 20 Dollars
Weight: 19.09 grams
Diameter: 38 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II with lettering: ELIZABETH THE SECOND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS RDM 1985
Reverse: Denomination with sextant below
The scratches you see are on the protective capsule not the coin itself. These coins can be hard to photograph if the capsule is scratched up. Caribbean coins are fun to collect and most are sea based themes. So if you like the ocean these may be a great collectors item for you. Please feel free to leave any comments and questions below, and thanks for stopping by I really do appreciate it! And if you come across some spelling/ grammatical errors I do apologize. I just got out the hospital and one of the meds makes me very groggy!
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References:
Numista
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42688.html
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
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Sometimes I have to take the coin out of the capsule in order to get that 'Money' shot.
I agree, but these shots were done years ago when I was preparing shots of everything for insurance purposes. And since there was such a volume I didn't have time to pick and choose. Some came out better than others!
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The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI was one of THE most beautiful places I have ever had the fortune of visiting -- even if it was only a daytrip when we were in Grand Cayman. Peter Island was gorgeous too though Virgin Gorda takes first place!
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They are gorgeous aren't they?
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I have seen photo's of natural baths on Virgin Gorda, very impressive!😀
I am not a sailor either my friend, but the reverse with the sextant, looks so very unique!
If you get the chance to go very worth the trip...
So many beautiful places around the world, this would definitely be one to visit!🤗
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Wow, a 20$ denomination for a 1/2 oz coin, and that in 1985! It seems the Virgin Island Dollar was not the most valuable.
Nice design