Highlights • 2019 Silver 1 oz Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner. • First release of eight-coin EC8 2019 Coin Program. • Contains 1 troy oz of .999 fine Silver BU. • Very limited mintage of only 25,000! • Obverse: Displays a right-facing portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II framed by two evergreen laurels. Also inscribed are the weight, purity, and face value of 2 Dollars (XCD). • Reverse: Features a magnificent pirate ship moored to a loading dock, as workmen handle the rum barrels and crates. The Captain stands watch against any approaching danger. Running the Rum Historical Intrigue! First up is this quite amazing 2019 Silver 1 oz Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner! The coin is issued under the banner of Antigua and Barbuda, the two major islands that comprise this single sovereign state. Positioned between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, these beautiful Caribbean islands are rich in exotic beauty. Antigua and Barbuda is not only rich in lush tropical beauty, but also in historical intrigue! This is where the theme of this stunning coin originates. Colonial plantations, sugarcane, molasses, rum production, fierce competition, high taxes, rum running (smuggling), and yes, Royal Navy cutters, and pirates! To this day such stories bring to life the history of those dangerous times of the Caribbean Islands. They also have inspired another bold scene depicted on this first release of the EC8 2019 Coin Program, the 2019 Silver 1 oz Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner.