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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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