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Detailed information about Coin: Fifteen Cents 1977 from Bahamas
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| Country | Bahamas | Currency | Bahamian Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 15 (x Cent) | Type | Fifteen Cents | ||||||
| Year | 1977 | Current | Yes | ||||||
| Mintage | 15,213 (15213) | ||||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | |||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | |||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Square | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 21.5000 | Thickness (mm) | 2.1700 | ||||||
| Mass (g) | 6.4800 | ||||||||
| Obverse | At centre, Coat of Arms of The Bahamas: a shield, depicting the Santa Maria ship of Christopher Columbus below a rising sun, supported by a marlin and a flamingo; the shield in surmounted by a helmet with a conch shell and leaves; below on ribbon, FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER; around, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS; below, the date 1977. |
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| Obverse inscription | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1977 | ||||||||
| Reverse | At centre, a hibiscus flower (of the species Hibiscus rosa-sinensis); around below, the denomination FIFTEEN CENTS divided by the flower. The mint mark is to the left of the lowest flower stem. |
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| Reverse inscription | FIFTEEN CENTS | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Notes | Regular coins have a matte finish. |
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| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | 11,000 (included in main number) | |
| Prooflike | 713 (included in main number) |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Bahamas KM# 62 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | |||
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof, Prooflike |
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