Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla | |||||||||||||||
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| 1882–1983 | |||||||||||||||
| Motto: "Unity in Trinity" | |||||||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the Queen (1882–1901; 1952–83) God Save the King (1901–52) | |||||||||||||||
 Location of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla among the Leeward Islands. | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Colony of the United Kingdom (1882–1967) Associated state of the United Kingdom (1967–1983) | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Basseterre | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | English (official) Saint Kitts Creole Anguillian Creole | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| Queen | |||||||||||||||
• 1882–1901 (first) | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
• 1952–83 (last) | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||
• 1882–1885 (first) | Charles Monroe Elridge | ||||||||||||||
• 1981-1983 | Clement A. Arrindell | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 16 June 1882 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 February 1967 | |||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 19 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | ||||||||||||||
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Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (or Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla) was a British colony in the West Indies from 1882 to 1983, consisting of the islands of Anguilla (until 1980), Nevis, and Saint Christopher (or Saint Kitts). From 1882 to 1951, and again from 1980, the colony was known simply as Saint Christopher and Nevis. Saint Christopher and Nevis gained independence in 1983 as the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, while Anguilla would remain a British overseas territory.