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25 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 1981-2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1965-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Golden Hind, the celebrated galleon of the English navigator and privateer Sir Francis Drake, shown under full sail in profile on open seas. The vessel is rendered in fine relief with masts, rigging, and hull details visible. The legend EAST CARIBBEAN STATES arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 25 TWENTY FIVE CENTS appears along the lower rim. The date is inscribed within the field, flanking the ship, with the numeral 25 also appearing as a secondary denomination indicator. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank replaced its predecessor, the East Caribbean Currency Authority, in 1983 — but coinage designs and specifications had already been locked in years prior, which is why this type predates the institution that technically oversaw much of its circulation. The ECCB serves eight island territories, an unusually broad monetary union for the Caribbean, held together partly because none of the member states have ever opted to pursue independent currency issuance despite constitutional eligibility to do so.
Raphael Maklouf's second portrait of Elizabeth II, introduced across Commonwealth issues in the early 1980s, replaced Arnold Machin's effigy after nearly two decades.