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| Issuer | Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean) |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided vertically into two distinct halves by a central line. To the left occupies the truncated effigy of Queen Beatrix facing left, rendered in a plain, unadorned style. To the right appears the crowned heraldic shield of Bonaire, depicting a ship's wheel or helm motif, surmounted by a royal crown. The legend BONAIRE appears to the lower right of the shield, with the numeral 1 directly below it. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a centrally positioned stylized flowering plant, identified as a typical Caribbean flora with a large rounded, textured bloom atop a stem bearing several broad elongated leaves. The date 2011 is inscribed to the right of the stem in the field. Along the lower rim, the denomination legend EEN CENT curves in an arc, completing the design. |
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Bonaire adopted the US dollar as its official currency on 1 January 2011, the same day the island became a special municipality of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. These cent pieces were issued for transitional circulation alongside US coinage, though the dollar's dominance made them largely redundant from the outset. Most were absorbed by collectors rather than trade.