1 Buck Buck Island, Eirene
Features
| Pretended issuer | Buck Island |
|---|---|
| Type | Fantasy coins |
| Year | 1961 (1958-1961) |
| Value | 1 Buck |
| Currency | Buck |
| Composition | Nickel brass |
| Weight | 18.8 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Thickness | 2.25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 11648 |
| References | Lyall# 134, 135 Bob Lyall, David E. Schenkman; 1988. The Tokens, Checks, Metallic Tickets, Passes, and Tallies of the British Caribbean & Bermuda. Token and Medal Society, Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Russell Alphonse Rulau; 2000. Latin American Tokens: an Illustrated, Priced Catalog of the Unofficial Coinage of Latin America, Used in Plantation, Mine, Mill, and Dock : from 1700 to the 20th Century (2nd Edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. Krause Publications (publisher). Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States (5 volumes). |
Obverse
Contour map of Buck Island, coordinates for the island and abbreviation for British Virgin Islands.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
18° 25' 45" N BUCK ISLAND 64° 33' 30" W
B. V. I.
Reverse
Long-horned Goat head in centre of coin, year, value below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EIRENE
19 61
ONE BUCK
Edge
Plain
Comments
Buck Island is a privately owned island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, comprising about 43 acres of land, it is located off the south eastern shore of Tortola and was the site of the first landing strip built in the British Virgin Islands.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1958) | 350 | X#TN4; Lyall#134 | 11% | ||||||||||||
| 1961 | 350 | X#TN5; Lyall#135 | 89% | ||||||||||||
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