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10 Dollars Independence 10 July 1973
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Diameter | 50.00 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the portrait model by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field. The Queen's hair is elaborantly styled and adorned with a tiara, with delicate curls falling to the neck. The encircling legend reads COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS along the upper periphery, and ELIZABETH II along the lower periphery, both separated by dot stops. A beaded inner border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS · ELIZABETH II · |
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The Bahamas achieved independence from Britain on 10 July 1973, ending over 300 years of colonial administration that had begun with the Eleutheran Adventurers in the 1640s. This coin was struck specifically to commemorate that moment — a deliberate decision by the newly established Central Bank to issue a substantial silver piece as one of its first acts of monetary authority.
The .925 silver specification places it firmly in the tradition of sterling coinage, an irony not lost on a nation that had just severed its constitutional ties to the country that defined that standard.