Even though Queen Anne's proclamation of 1704 brought the gold standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency right into the latter half of the nineteenth century. Britain adopted the gold standard in 1821 and an imperial order-in-council of 1838 resulted in British sterling coinage being introduced to St. Vincent in the year 1839.
Queen Anne's proclamation of 1704 did not fully transition the West Indies to a gold standard; silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued as major currency until late in the nineteenth century. Britain adopted the gold standard in 1821, and an imperial order-in-council from 1838 introduced British sterling coinage to St. Vincent in 1839.