Almost half a century passed since beginning of own coinage on Kiribati. It is one of the smallest nation in the world. It started with regular coin set from small till the base denomination, the Dollar. This dollar became the cornerstone coin, representing the base (not many countries at all produce the base denomination in coins), the rare country and a boat - the goal of widely spread ship collections.
If we add big size to the very small mintage, we will realize why from the beginning it became the target for investors and there was just luck if a collector meet it on market.
Though the territory continued the coinage and modern items looks like post stamps by different topics and multiply picturesque design, it is the very first issue that is chosen by collectors as the most important.
As I can see for years the importance of the standard base issue attracts more and more collectors in the world.