4 Dollars - Elizabeth II FAO

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).

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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	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1970	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
	Katz Auction 194 Lot 2029	15 May 2026	1970	UNC	USD 44.11 (EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 2792	18 Nov 2023	1970	UNC	USD 23.22 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 2365	15 Aug 2023	1970	UNC	USD 29.02 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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