Silver Ounce 2021 Regatta, Coin from Anguilla - detailed information

Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean which uses the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$) as its currency; it is the common currency of six independent states and two British Overseas Territories. The EC$ has both common and national issues. All common circulating coins are issued under the authority of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and have no issuing country specified on them. Separately, each member country can also strike coins bearing its national symbols; these coins are legal tender in all members states, and are usually commemorative or bullion not intended for general circulation. Most of the member states are also members of the (British) Commonwealth of Nations and share the same monarch with the United Kingdom, so that the effigy of the monarch is displayed on the coins and banknotes of the currency.

Anguilla has authorised some foreign mints to strike coins under its issuing authority for collector's purposes. Some of these are in popular bullion formats, such as one troy ounce (1 oz) of silver.

This coin is part of the fourth edition of the Eastern Caribbean 8 (EC8) series of premium bullion coins by the Scottsdale Mint, which has a new annual design for each country of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The 2021 coin for Anguilla features three sailing ships in a Regatta.

As inspiration for today's sailing regattas, Anguilla history points to "The Battle of Anguilla," which was a conflict at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. It involved roughly 400 French colonists of St. Martin aboard two frigates that attacked Anguilla and the Anguillian defense forces responded. At one point, a sailboat was sent to get aid for the besieged islanders and managed to find the HMS Lapwing, which came to the rescue. Today, Anguilla hosts regular sailboat races for locally built and designed boats.