Catalog
10 Dollars Independence
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Weight | 1.45 g |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS · INDEPENDENCE · Elizabeth II · 1973 · |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Bahamian independence arrived on July 10, 1973, ending over three centuries of British colonial rule. This gold issue was part of a commemorative set released that same year — a deliberate first act of numismatic identity for the new nation. The .750 fineness is notably lower than the standard .900 gold used in most contemporaneous Commonwealth issues, a cost-conscious choice for a small island economy establishing its first sovereign coinage program.