1 Piece of Eight (Pirates Week, Cayman National Bank) 1979 front 1 Piece of Eight (Pirates Week, Cayman National Bank) 1979 back
1 Piece of Eight (Pirates Week, Cayman National Bank) 1979 photo
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1 Piece of Eight Pirates Week, Cayman National Bank

1979 year
Aluminium - 38 mm
Description
Location
Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territories)
Type
Event tokens › Festival tokens
Year
1979
Composition
Aluminium
Diameter
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#398567
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Turtle pirate, crossed bones.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• PIRATES WEEK •
CAYMAN ISLANDS
1979

Comment


Perhaps no other Caribbean nation celebrates its pirate legends and cultural heritage quite like the Cayman Islands, which erupts into a Festival of spectacle and pageantry during the annual Pirates Week.