Saint Helena is a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean which is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The currency of the island is the Saint Helena pound, fixed at parity with the pound sterling. The island has authorised some private mints to issue coins under its jurisdiction, which come in a variety of sizes - including in the popular silver ounce (1 oz silver) format, usually denominated as £1.
This silver ounce coin denominated as £1 is part of a commemorative range marking the 200th Anniversary since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Mint says about it:
The bee was chosen by Napoleon Bonaparte as an icon that would create a link between his new dynasty and the ancient origins of France. In 1653, the tomb of Childeric I was discovered in the Belgian town of Tournai. Childeric I was the first of the Merovingian kings, along with his son Clovis considered the oldest sovereigns of what we now know as France. Alongside his remains were 300 golden bees that had been buried with him as a symbol of immortality and resurrection. Bees have played a symbolic role in cultural beliefs as far back as the Ancient Egyptians, maybe even further still. The phrase "busy as a bee" captures the bee’s key traits: hard work, dedication, industry and order.
Napoleon recognised the power of these characteristics and saw the bee as his connection to the ancient Merovingian dynasty. His Golden Bees soon replaced the Fleur-de-lys, so synonymous with the Bourbon dynasty which had previously ruled France, as the key visual symbol of his new Empire. | 
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