In 1995 to celebrate Hummingbirds, the Mint released a very Limited Issue Purple Throated Carib 25 Twenty Five Crown Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver and weighing five ounces of pure Silver on behalf of the country of Turks and Caicos.
The reverse depicts a Purple Throated Carib while the obverse features a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.