Twenty-five Cents 1966, Coin from Bahamas

Coin	Twenty-five Cents 1966

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	1,486,000 (1.5 million)
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Obverse
Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Second portrait", by Arnold Machin); around, the legend ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS.

Obverse Inscription	ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS

Reverse
A depiction of a native sloop (sailing boats) on the waves, tiny human figures on board; around above, the denomination TWENTYFIVE CENTS divided by the top of the mast; around right, the date 1966.

Reverse Inscription	TWENTYFIVE CENTS 1966

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes	Krause lists mintage of 3,685,000.

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Twenty-five Cents 1966: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage

All (28) coins of type: Twenty-five Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Twenty-five Cents 1966	1,486,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS
Twenty-five Cents 1969	1,036,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS
Twenty-five Cents 1970	49,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS
Twenty-five Cents 1971	44,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS ELIZABETH II
Twenty-five Cents 1972	46,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS ELIZABETH II
Twenty-five Cents 1973	37,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS ELIZABETH II
Twenty-five Cents 1974	13,000		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1974
Twenty-five Cents 1975	6,245		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1975
Twenty-five Cents 1976	3,853		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1976
Twenty-five Cents 1977	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1977
Twenty-five Cents 1978	3,167		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1978
Twenty-five Cents 1979	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1979
Twenty-five Cents 1980 (Proof only)	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1980
Twenty-five Cents 1981	1,601,980		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1981
Twenty-five Cents 1982 (Proof only)	1,217		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1982
Twenty-five Cents 1983 (Proof only)	1,020		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1983
Twenty-five Cents 1984 (Proof only)	1,036		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1984
Twenty-five Cents 1985	2,000,000		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1985
Twenty-five Cents 1987	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1987
Twenty-five Cents 1989	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1989
Twenty-five Cents 1991	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1991
Twenty-five Cents 1992	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1992
Twenty-five Cents 1996	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1996
Twenty-five Cents 1997	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1997
Twenty-five Cents 1998	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1998
Twenty-five Cents 2000	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 2000
Twenty-five Cents 2005	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 2005
Twenty-five Cents 2007	unknown		COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 2007

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Twenty-five Cents 1966: Details

Country	Bahamas
Currency	Bahamian Dollar
Coin Type	Tweny-five Cents (Nickel)
Issued	1966
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin
Face Value	25 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	1,486,000 (1.5 million)
Current	Yes
Material	Nickel
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	24.2600 mm
Mass	6.9000 g
OCC ID	XGAV-PEXA-CGWV-OMDY

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Twenty-five Cents 1966: Photos

Image	Details
	Bahamas 25 Cents 1966 Copyright: numis-kimel Source
	Bahamas 25 Cents 1966 Copyright: numis-kimel Source

Twenty-five Cents 1966: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Bahamas KM# 6

Twenty-five Cents 1966, Coin from Bahamas - detailed information