British and World Coins, Numismatic Books

British Caribbean Territories, British Caribbean Territories, Elizabeth II, 10 Cents, 1955, the positive model of the rev. by T.H. Paget, three-masted sailing ship The Golden Hind, 250mm. Virtually as made, UNIQUE (£250-300)

Provenance:
T.H. Paget Collection, Sotheby Auction, 15-16 November 1984, lot 758 (part).

Plate 2. With the foundation of a currency board representing the eastern group of the British Caribbean Territories in 1950, a new universal coinage was needed. Paget’s designs for a set of seven denominations, three of which carried a representation of Sir Francis Drake’s ship The Golden Hind, were approved in 1954 and coins dated 1955 were issued in that year