10 Xeros Ceros Pattern

Montserrat's coinage history is largely theoretical — the island uses the Eastern Caribbean dollar and has never issued circulating coins under its own authority. Pattern pieces like this one were produced speculatively, almost certainly by a private mint seeking to interest the local government or collectors in an independent coinage that never materialized. The volcanic eruption of 1995 destroyed Plymouth, the capital, and displaced the majority of the population; any political appetite for a distinct Montserratian currency was buried well before 2007.