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1 Cent
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1974-1985 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bahamas gained full independence from Britain on July 10, 1973, and the first domestically issued coinage followed in 1974 — this cent among them. The Central Bank had been established only in 1974 itself, making these early issues the first struck entirely under Bahamian monetary authority rather than as a colonial or transitional series.
The nickel brass alloy chosen here was a deliberate cost-conscious decision common among newly independent Caribbean states in the 1970s, balancing durability against the expense of a pure copper or bronze composition.