Catalog
1 Dollar Round
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 2008-2022 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dignified facing bust of Sir Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica's first Prime Minister and National Hero, rendered in moderate relief with careful attention to his distinctive features and formal attire including a jacket and tie. The circumferential legend THE RT. EXCELLENT SIR ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE arcs around the upper and right portions of the coin, while the inscription NATIONAL HERO is positioned along the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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Jamaica's dollar coinage shifted to nickel clad steel in this period largely as a cost-containment measure — the Bank of Jamaica, like many Caribbean central banks in the 2000s, faced persistent pressure to reduce production costs as base metal prices climbed globally. The transition away from earlier compositions was driven by economics, not design revision.
KM#189 had an unusually long production run for a Jamaican circulation issue, spanning well over a decade without significant modification to the type.