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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Coronation Jubilee
| Issuer | British Virgin Islands |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed naturalistic composition featuring the Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) prominently perched on a flowering tropical branch at right, its long hooked bill and distinctive plumage rendered in fine relief. Three additional frigatebirds are depicted in flight across the upper field, conveying a sense of dynamic motion. The engraver's initials GR appear in the lower left field. The denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower periphery in bold raised lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | GR FM ONE DOLLAR |
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The British Virgin Islands gained a separate coinage only in 1973, making this 1978 coronation jubilee issue part of an extremely young series. The 25th anniversary of the coronation prompted a wave of commemorative strikes across the Commonwealth, and the BVI — with its tiny population and no meaningful circulation economy for silver dollars — produced these almost exclusively for the collector market.