A round coin with a smooth edge weighing 3.4g, measuring 21.01mm in diameter, and 1.52mm in thickness, bearing on the obverse the Coat-of-Arms of The Bahamas, together with the words "Commonwealth of The Bahamas" which form a crown around the Coat-of-Arms. Below the Coat-of-Arms is the year that the coin was minted. On the reverse is a depiction of a pineapple, together with the text "5 CENTS".
Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel.
According to Krause, there were slight variations in the weight of the coin throughout the years:
3.87g 1966 - 1973
3.9g 1973 (Commonwealth of the Bahamas obverse only)
3.94g 1974 and later.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas though gives the weight as 3.4g. | 
