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/countri...=East Caribbean States km10 1 Cent (1981-2001) Aluminum Two Cents: This square coin was first struck in '81 and last struck in 2001. http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...East Caribbean States km11 2 Cents (1981-2001) Aluminum Five Cents This scallop-shaped coin was first struck in '81 and last struck in 2001 http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...East Caribbean States km12 5 Cents (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/countri...ast Caribbean States km13 10 Cents (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/countri...ast Caribbean States km14 25 Cents (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/countri...ast Caribbean States km20 1 Dollar (1989-2001) \ 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/countries/coin.php?image=img1/16-10a&desc=Barbados km10a 1 Cent (1992+) 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/countries/coin.php?image=img/16-11&desc=Barbados km11 5 Cents (1973-1996) Coppper-Nickel Ten Cents: A Laughing Gull adorns the reverse this coin. http://worldcoingallery.com/countri.../16-12&desc=Barbados km12 10 Cents (1973-1995) Copper-Nickel 25 Cents: The reverse bears an artist's rendition of the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill. http://worldcoingallery.com/countri.../16-13&desc=Barbados km13 25 Cents (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/countri...00a&desc=Grenada new 1 Dollar (2000) Bay Leaf One Dollar (Nutmeg): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...1d00b&desc=Grenada new 1 Dollar (2000) Nutmeg One Dollar (Black Pepper): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...desc=Grenada new 1 Dollar (2000) Black Pepper One Dollar (Sapote): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...1d00d&desc=Grenada new 1 Dollar (2000) Sapote That's all of the East Caribbean States' 2nd Millennium coins. Come back next week for Millennium Coins Part 7America/Caribbean Island Nations. If you enjoyed the tour, please comment or add to this article. Clinker
