Twenty-five Cents 1981, Coin from Bahamas

Coin	Twenty-five Cents 1981

Mint	Mint mark	Total Mintage
Royal Mint	No mint mark	1,600,000 (1.6 million)
Franklin Mint	Letters FM	1,980

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 1981.

Obverse Inscription	COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1981

Reverse
A depiction of a native sloop (sailing boats) on the waves, tiny human figures on board; around above, the denomination TWENTYFIVE CENTS (the top of the mast goes through the middle of the word FIVE). The mint mark (if any) is in the lower right, under the waves.

Reverse Inscription	TWENTYFIVE CENTS

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Twenty-five Cents 1981: Known varieties

Variety	Proof (Franklin Mint)
Mintage	Issued: 1,980 (included in total)

Twenty-five Cents 1981: References to Information Used

Source	About	Notes
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Mint
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Varieties	Proof

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 1981: Details

Country	Bahamas
Currency	Bahamian Dollar
Coin Type	Tweny-five Cents (Nickel)
Issued	1981
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Face Value	25 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	1,601,980 (1.6 million)
Current	Yes
Material	Nickel
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	24.2600 mm
Mass	6.9000 g
OCC ID	XGAV-POXA-CGQV-EMDY

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Twenty-five Cents 1981: Photos

Image	Details
	Bahamas, Elizabeth II, 25 Cents, 1981 Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source
	Bahamas, Elizabeth II, 25 Cents, 1981 Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source

Twenty-five Cents 1981: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Bahamas KM# 63.1

Twenty-five Cents 1981, Coin from Bahamas - detailed information