Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Cents Wide legend, magnetic
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | JAMAICA 1990 OUT OF MANY ONE PEOPLE |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed Homerus swallowtail butterfly — Jamaica's national butterfly — is depicted at rest among flowering leafy sprigs that extend across the central field, rendered in a naturalistic and decorative style. The denomination legend TEN CENTS arcs along the upper periphery, spaced widely around the rim within a beaded border. The numeral 10 is prominently displayed in the lower field below the floral motif, serving as the principal value indicator. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Jamaica switched from cupronickel to nickel-plated steel for this denomination in 1990, a cost-driven response to rising base metal prices that affected minting programs across the Caribbean during this period. The magnetic steel core made the transition immediately detectable with even a basic magnet — a practical sorting distinction that still matters for type collectors differentiating KM#47 from KM#47a.