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4 Dollars - Elizabeth II FAO

4 Dollars - Elizabeth II (FAO) - obverse4 Dollars - Elizabeth II (FAO) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Saint Lucia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 1970
Value 4 Dollars
Currency East Caribbean Dollar (1965-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.50 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
15514
References KM# 11
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 1
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Inauguration of the Caribbean Development Bank

Obverse

Coat of Arms of Saint Lucia, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK
THE LAND THE PEOPLE THE LIGHT
1970
SAINT LUCIA

Reverse

Sugar cane and banana tree branch, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GROW MORE FOOD FOR MANKID
4 DOLLARS

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

Details of Coat of Arms of Saint Lucia
The ROSE tells about England's rule (“mother” country whose national flower is the rose).
The FLEUR-DE-LIS to indicate France rule over the nation as many as seven times.
The Bamboo is the national plant, two pieces form the cross of the shield.
The little AFRICAN STOOL in the centre to indicate African ancestors who were shipped during the slave trade. Torch, to light our way,
 The Saint Lucian Parrot (Amazona versicolor) the national bird guards each side of the Coat of Arms.
 Motto “THE LAND, THE PEOPLE, THE LIGHT”, is printed at the bottom of the shield. ”

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1970  Photo 13 000 $ 39 $ 39 $ 39 91%
1970  2 000 $ 47 Proof 10%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 4 Dollars - Elizabeth II (FAO)
Katz
Auction 194
Lot 2029
Internet Archive
15 May 2026 1970 UNC USD 44.11
(EUR 38.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 4 Dollars - Elizabeth II (FAO)
Katz
Auction 101
Lot 2792
Internet Archive
18 Nov 2023 1970 UNC USD 23.22
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 4 Dollars - Elizabeth II (FAO)
Katz
Auction 92
Lot 2365
Internet Archive
15 Aug 2023 1970 UNC USD 29.02
(EUR 25.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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