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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Monarch Butterflies, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Bermuda |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two finely detailed Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) depicted in flight amid intertwining flowering plant stems with blossoms and foliage, filling the central field in a naturalistic composition engraved by Frederick Mogford. The date 1989 is inscribed in the upper exergue above the design, while the denomination ONE DOLLAR curves along the lower periphery. The mirror-like proof fields contrast sharply with the frosted relief of the butterflies and botanical elements. |
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Bermuda issued this piece during a period when the government was actively promoting the island's role as a waypoint in the annual monarch butterfly migration — a genuinely documented phenomenon, as eastern North American monarchs do pass through Bermuda in autumn en route to their Mexican overwintering grounds. The .925 silver proof was struck alongside a cupro-nickel circulation version, a common bifurcated issue strategy for Bermuda in the late 1980s as the territory leaned increasingly on collector sales to offset the costs of its commemorative program.