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The Dominica Mountain Chicken Gold Coin 2022 is the 5th annual Dominica release issued by Scottsdale Mint, part of an ongoing series known as the EC8 Series and featuring gold and silver coins in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB).Made from .9999 fine gold, these coins have been graded Brilliant Uncirculated and are limited to 2,500 coins minted per coin set.They are packaged in a sealed Certi-Lock card with Certificate of Authenticity. Face value: 10 Eastern Caribbean Dollars (XCD) backed 100% by the ECCB.The back features the most iconic, but most misunderstood, animals of Dominica: the mountain chicken. Although the name suggests otherwise, it is not a bird.
Obverse — Queen Elizabeth II and an Australian kangaroo
On the obverse is a right profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, encircled by decorative laurels. The Queen can be seen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, which was first presented to Princess Victoria of Wales in 1893, and has since been worn by Queen Elizabeth II as one of her most photographed crown jewels. Facelift: Elizabeth II and EASTERN CARIBBEAN, along with the face value $10 XCD. All EC8 coins up to and including 2022 will share this obverse design.
Reverse — The Mountain Chicken
On the back is a mountain chicken looking to the right amongst tropical vegetation from Dominica. The engraving shows the distinctive texture of the animal's skin, large eyes, and rather heavy build; there are also some features of the background, including some vegetation from the island. Inscription: THE MOUNTAIN CHICKEN, DOMINICA and 2022.
Not a chicken: mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax). This is the second largest frog in the world by weight, and can reach 21 centimeters and up to one kilogram.
Dominica and Montserrat were both settled in the early 1700s and they were named "mountain chicken" after they tasted this one: The meat was said to taste like chicken and for centuries the frog was a protein source for the people on the islands.The mountain chicken has since been declared as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red list. It is estimated to have seen a population decline of 80% since the 1990s, largely due to chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) which has killed many frog populations around the world. Today, wild populations remain on Dominica and Montserrat and active conservation breeding programs are in place at zoos, such as the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey.The presence of the mountain chicken on this coin is no accident. Dominica, also known as The Nature Isle of the Caribbean, is one of the most endemic species rich islands in the Lesser Antilles. To focus a Critically Endangered species in the middle of a restricted gold coin is a conscious decision on visibility of conservation. There are 2,500 gold coins in the world; there might not be many wild mountain chickens left.
In 2018, Scottsdale Mint launched the EC8 Series under authorization from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), which was formed in 1983 to become the central bank of eight island countries in the Eastern Caribbean. The Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD) is one of the oldest fixed currency systems in the Western Hemisphere, having been linked to the U.S. dollar since 1976 at EC$2.70 per U.S. dollar. Every year, all eight member countries (Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Anguilla, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines) are awarded a specific wildlife design or cultural design on three different medals, including silver, silver colorized and gold.
The 2022 Dominica Mountain Chicken coin is a Dominica 5th annual EC8 Gold Edition.
The Dominica Mountain Chicken Gold Coin 2022 is the 5th annual Dominica release issued by Scottsdale Mint, part of an ongoing series known as the EC8 Series and featuring gold and silver coins in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB).Made from .9999 fine gold, these coins have been graded Brilliant Uncirculated and are limited to 2,500 coins minted per coin set.They are packaged in a sealed Certi-Lock card with Certificate of Authenticity. Face value: 10 Eastern Caribbean Dollars (XCD) backed 100% by the ECCB.The back features the most iconic, but most misunderstood, animals of Dominica: the mountain chicken. Although the name suggests otherwise, it is not a bird.
Obverse — Queen Elizabeth II and an Australian kangaroo
On the obverse is a right profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, encircled by decorative laurels. The Queen can be seen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, which was first presented to Princess Victoria of Wales in 1893, and has since been worn by Queen Elizabeth II as one of her most photographed crown jewels. Facelift: Elizabeth II and EASTERN CARIBBEAN, along with the face value $10 XCD. All EC8 coins up to and including 2022 will share this obverse design.
Reverse — The Mountain Chicken
On the back is a mountain chicken looking to the right amongst tropical vegetation from Dominica. The engraving shows the distinctive texture of the animal's skin, large eyes, and rather heavy build; there are also some features of the background, including some vegetation from the island. Inscription: THE MOUNTAIN CHICKEN, DOMINICA and 2022.
Not a chicken: mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax). This is the second largest frog in the world by weight, and can reach 21 centimeters and up to one kilogram.
Dominica and Montserrat were both settled in the early 1700s and they were named "mountain chicken" after they tasted this one: The meat was said to taste like chicken and for centuries the frog was a protein source for the people on the islands.The mountain chicken has since been declared as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red list. It is estimated to have seen a population decline of 80% since the 1990s, largely due to chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) which has killed many frog populations around the world. Today, wild populations remain on Dominica and Montserrat and active conservation breeding programs are in place at zoos, such as the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey.The presence of the mountain chicken on this coin is no accident. Dominica, also known as The Nature Isle of the Caribbean, is one of the most endemic species rich islands in the Lesser Antilles. To focus a Critically Endangered species in the middle of a restricted gold coin is a conscious decision on visibility of conservation. There are 2,500 gold coins in the world; there might not be many wild mountain chickens left.
In 2018, Scottsdale Mint launched the EC8 Series under authorization from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), which was formed in 1983 to become the central bank of eight island countries in the Eastern Caribbean. The Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD) is one of the oldest fixed currency systems in the Western Hemisphere, having been linked to the U.S. dollar since 1976 at EC$2.70 per U.S. dollar. Every year, all eight member countries (Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Anguilla, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines) are awarded a specific wildlife design or cultural design on three different medals, including silver, silver colorized and gold.
The 2022 Dominica Mountain Chicken coin is a Dominica 5th annual EC8 Gold Edition.
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