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Detailed information about Coin: Fifty Cents 1973 from Bahamas
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Country | Bahamas | Currency | Bahamian Dollar | ||||||
Face value | 50 (x Cent) | Type | Fifty Cents (Silver) | ||||||
Year | 1973 | Current | Yes | ||||||
Mintage | 46,000 (46000) | ||||||||
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Material | 0.800 Silver | Designer | |||||||
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Arnold Machin (Second Portrait) | ||||||
Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
Size (mm) | 29 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
Mass (g) | 10.3700 | ||||||||
Obverse | Diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II right (effigy by Arnold Machin, known as the "Second portrait"); around above, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS; around below, ELIZABETH II. |
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Obverse inscription | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS ELIZABETH II | ||||||||
Reverse | Sword fish (Blue Marlin) leaping from sea; to right, the denomination and date FIFTY / CENTS / 1973. The mint mark is above the waves, under the first digit of the date. |
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Reverse inscription | FIFTY CENTS 1973 | ||||||||
Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None |
Variety | Mintage | Details |
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Proof | 35,000 (included in main number) |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Bahamas KM# 21 |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | |||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof |
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