Clinker

Today's Trivia "Millennium Coins America/Caribbean Islands, states and territories" covers coins minted in the year 2000 by the organization of The East Caribbean States.
There is a membership group of nations belonging to the East Caribbean States, but some of these small nation memberstates produce their own coinage or contract with other mints (private and domestic) to produce coinage (business strikes, proofs or other collector coins).
Here are the members:

Anguilla
Antiqua and Barbada
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guyana
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

EAST CARIBBEAN STATESl

The photos will be of coins with other dates on them, but the denomination, composition and designs on the coins (obverse, reverse) will be the same.

Aluminum One Cent:

This scallop-shaped coin was first struck in '81 and last minted in 2001.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...t%20(1981-2001)

Aluminum Two Cents:

This square coin was first struck in '81 and last struck in 2001.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1981-2001)

Aluminum Five Cents

This scallop-shaped coin was first struck in '81 and last struck in 2001

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1981-2001)

Copper-Nickel Ten Cents:

This round coin does not bear the wreath on the reverse. Instead the reverse carries Sir Francis Drake's ship (The Hind) in full array.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1981-2001)

Copper-Nickel 25 Cents:

This round coin has QE II on the obverse as all East Caribbean States' coins do, but also bears the Hind on the reverse.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1981-2001)

NOTE: No 50 cents coins were produced by or for the East Caribbean States

Copper-Nickel One Dollar:

The final coin struck in 2000. This coin's design was first struck in 1989 and last struck in 2001.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...r%20(1989-2001)
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Stay with me because some memberstates produced or made arrangements to have produced some special coins in the 2nd Millennuim year 2000

BARBADOS:

Authorized it's own coinage.

Copper Plated One Cent:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...ent%20(1992%2B)

Brass Five Cents:

This coin design (South Point Lighthouse on reverse) was first applied to the 5 Cent coin in 1973. 3,000,000 of these '73s were struck for circulation. 7,500 ' 73 5 Cent coins were minted in Matte by Franklin Mint for collectors and Franklin Mint produced 97,000 proofs. Franklin Mint didn't strike any 2000 Matte or Proof coins.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1973-1996)

Coppper-Nickel Ten Cents:

A Laughing Gull adorns the reverse this coin.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1973-1995)

Copper-Nickel 25 Cents:

The reverse bears an artist's rendition of the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill.

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...s%20(1973-1994)


GRENADA:

Grenada authorized the following coins in 2000. They are composed of One Troy Ounce of Silver.

One Dollar (Bay Leaf)):

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...)%20Bay%20Leaf

One Dollar (Nutmeg):

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...2000)%20Nutmeg

One Dollar (Black Pepper):

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...Black%20Pepper

One Dollar (Sapote):

http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...2000)%20Sapote

That's all of the East Caribbean States' 2nd Millennium coins. Come back next week for Millennium Coins Part 7America/Caribbean Island Nations.

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Clinker