Grenada  is an island country consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world's largest exporters. Its capital is St. George's, its size is 344 square kilometres with an estimated population of 110,000.

The island was first conquered by a French expedition from Martinique, in 1649, led by Jacques du Parquet, who founded a permanent settlement on the island. Within months this led to conflict with the local islanders which lasted until 1654 when the island was completely subjugated by the French. The British captured Grenada during the Seven Years' War in 1762 and was formally ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The French re-captured the island during the American War of Independence, after Comte d'Estaing won the bloody land and naval Battle of Grenada in July 1779. However the island was restored to Britain with the Treaty of Versailles in 1783.

In 1950, Eric Gairy founded the Grenada United Labour Party, initially as a trades union, which led the 1951 general strike for better working conditions. This sparked great unrest and the British authorities had to call in military reinforcements to help regain control of the situation. On October 10, 1951, Grenada held its first general elections on the basis of universal adult suffrage, with Gairy's party winning six of the eight seats contested. On March 3, 1967, Grenada was granted full autonomy over its internal affairs as an Associated State. Independence was granted in 1974 under the leadership of Eric Gairy, who became the first Prime Minister of Grenada.

This is one of the only coins ever produced by Grenada and one of the few produced in the last decades. It is part of a series of Caribbean coins dedicated to the region's flora.