The EC8 Series from Scottsdale Mint enters its seventh year with the 2024 release cycle. This annual collection includes silver and gold coins honoring the island nations that are part of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). Each year features new designs for each nation in the group. Right now, BullionMax offers the 2024 1 oz EC8 Silver Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner and Kraken Coins.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in protective plastic capsules!
• 7th date in the EC8 Series!
• Rum Runner and Kraken design for Antigua & Barbuda!
• Limited mintage of only 25,000 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• Bears a face value of Two Dollars (XCD) backed by the ECCB.
• The obverse features the seal of the ECCB.
• On the reverse, a kraken emerges from the water surrounding a rum runner’s ship.

Each 2024 1 oz EC8 Silver Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner and Kraken Coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and comes individually packaged in a plastic capsule. These coins feature proof-like visuals, with light frosting on the designs and reflective, mirror-like backgrounds.

Rum running has a long and colorful past in the Caribbean. It began in the 1600s when sugar plantations produced large amounts of molasses, which was then turned into rum. European control over the islands led to high taxes and strict trade rules, prompting smugglers to move rum secretly between islands and other regions.

The obverse of the 2024 EC8 Silver Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner and Kraken Coin shows the official seal of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. The ECCB serves as the central bank for eight member countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

On the reverse side of the coin, you’ll see a traditional sailing ship being attacked by a Kraken. The legend of the Kraken in Caribbean waters blends old European sea tales with local myths. Stories from island communities were influenced by sightings of large sea creatures like squid and octopuses, shaping a version of the Kraken rooted in Caribbean culture.

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