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10 Dollars Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, as rendered by Raphael David Maklouf. The effigy is set against a deeply mirrored proof field within a beaded inner border. The legend 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'ELIZABETH II' appears in large raised letters along the lower periphery, flanked by raised dots. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The 1987 Bahamian issue commemorates the lead-up to the Columbus quincentenary, part of a broader regional effort across Caribbean nations to claim historical relevance to the 1492 landfall. The precise location of that landfall remains disputed — San Salvador, Samana Cay, and several other sites have all been argued by scholars — but the Bahamas staked its claim early and persistently, having renamed Watling Island to San Salvador in 1926 specifically to assert the connection.