Montserrat
 
 
               11 Nov 1493  Discovered and claimed by Spain by Christopher
                            Colombus, named Isla de Santa Maria de Monstserrate
               1632         part of British Colony of Antigua
 22 Feb 1667 - 1668         French occupation
        1668 - 1816         part of Leeward Islands colony
 07 Jul 1712 - 20 Jul 1712  French invasion repulsed
 22 Feb 1782 - Jan 1784     French occupation
        1816 - 1832         part of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat colony
        1833 - 01 Jan 1960  part of Leeward Islands (Antigua, British Virgin
                            Islands, Dominica [to 1940], Montserrat, Saint
                            Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
               1871         Leewards Islands became a Federal Colony
               01 Jul 1956  Leewards Islands became a British Territory and
                            Montserrat under it becomes a separate colony
 03 Jan 1958 - 31 May 1962  Montserrat becomes part of Federation of the West
                            Indies under Trinidad and Tobago
               18 Jul 1995  Eruption by Soufriere Hills volcano begin that
                            eventually devastate 70% of the Island, making those
                            areas uninhabitable
              
 
Montserrat, a British colony located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Antigua, has an area 0f 38 sq. mi. (100 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth. The island - actually a volcanic peaks rising from the Caribbean - exports cotton, limes and vegetables. Colombus discovered Montserrat in 1493 and named it after Monserrando, a mountain in Spain. It was colonized by the English in 1632 and except for brief periods of French occupancy in 1667-1668 and 1782-1784. It has remained British possession from that time.  It became a separate colony in 1956 and was a presidency of the Leewards Islands.

Currency of the British Caribbean Territories (Eastern Group) was used until later when the East Caribbean States coinage was introduced.

 
 
  • Claimed by Spain.................................11 Nov 1493 - 1632
  • Great Britain...........................................1632 - 1664
  • France.........................................................1664
  • Great Britain...........................................1664 - 22 Feb 1667
  • France...........................................22 Feb 1667 - 1668
  • Great Britain...........................................1668 - 07 Jul 1712
  • France...........................................07 Jul 1712 - 20 Jul 1712
  • Great Britain....................................20 Jul 1712 - 22 Feb 1782
  • France...........................................22 Feb 1782 - Jan 1784
  • Great Britain.......................................Jan 1784 - date
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Monetary standard: East Caribbean Dollar = 100 cents.
 

 
KM#30 4 Dollars. Year: 1970. Weight: approximately 28.05 grams. Metal: CuNi. Edge: Reeded. Alignment: Medal. Mint: British Royal Mint. Obverse: Montserrat Coat and Arms. Reverse: F.A.O. issue. Mintage: 15,000 (including 2,000 proof pieces). Minted Years: One year type. British administrator: Dennis Raleigh Gibbs (30 Sep 1964 - 1971) under British monarchy: Elizabeth II [Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor].
 
 
 
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