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1 Dollar Wide legend
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#50, Schön#28 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a right-facing bust portrait of Sir Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica's first Prime Minister, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and jacket collar. The portrait occupies the central field with the engraver's initials visible at the lower left of the truncation. The legend 'BUSTAMANTE' arcs along the upper periphery flanked by two raised dots, while 'FIRST PRIME MINISTER' curves along the lower left and the dates '1962-67' appear to the lower right, all forming a continuous circular inscription around the effigy. |
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| Mint | Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date); Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
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Jamaica's decimal coinage was introduced on September 8, 1969, when the island converted from the pound sterling system to dollars and cents. The Wide Legend variety on this type reflects early die production inconsistencies during the transition series — the spacing variant was not a deliberate design choice but an artifact of the initial engraving and hubbing process at the Royal Mint, which struck these coins on contract.