Antigua and Barbuda is one of the eight member states of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and features prominently in the EC8 Series from the Scottsdale Mint. The eight states within the ECCB are all represented in the EC8 Series, with Antigua and Barbuda the first nation to feature each year in the eight-coin cycle. Right now, 2021 1 oz EC8 Gold Antigua and Barbuda Coins are available to purchase online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a protective CertiLock card!
• 4^th issue of EC8 Series coins!
• Limited mintage of only 2,500 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold in BU condition.
• Bears a face value of 10 Dollars (XCD) backed by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
• The obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II.
• On the reverse is a frigate bird.

Each 2021 1 oz EC8 Gold Antigua and Barbuda Coin available here comes from the Scottsdale Mint with secure packaging. The gold bullion coins in the EC8 Series are individually housed inside of CertiLock cards that have a capsule space for the coin and Certificate of Authenticity details for the release. The coins in this listing are Brilliant Uncirculated specimens.

The EC8 Series debuted from the Scottsdale Mint in 2018 with eight nations featured in the yearly release. Each nation has its own, distinctive design with a shared obverse field showing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. With each new date mark in the series, Antigua and Barbuda is represented first. Throughout the first several releases, the Antigua and Barbuda coin was known as the Rum Runner. This year’s release departs from that track record with a new design.

The obverse of 2021 EC8 Gold Antigua and Barbuda Coins comes with a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is shown here in right-profile relief with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara on her head. This version of Her Majesty’s portrait was created for the Royal Mint in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley. Like other former British colonies in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.

On the reverse side of 2021 Gold Antigua and Barbuda Coins is a new design for the nation for the first time. Here, a frigate bird is featured in the foreground as it sits perched in a tree amidst the lush forests of Antigua and Barbuda. The frigate bird comes from a family of seabirds distributed across the tropical and subtropical ocean regions of the world.

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