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100 Dollars Christopher Columbus
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1969-date) |
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| Reverse description | A facing three-quarter portrait bust of Christopher Columbus, turned slightly to the left, fills the central field, depicting the explorer wearing a wide-brimmed hat with flowing hair visible beneath. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine engraving, capturing the explorer's mature features. The legend COLUMBUS · DISCOVERER OF JAMAICA arcs around the upper and right periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | COLUMBUS · DISCOVERER OF JAMAICA |
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Jamaica issued this piece in 1975 as part of a broader series of gold commemoratives tied to the country's post-independence effort to develop a numismatic program with international appeal. Columbus made his first contact with Jamaica in 1494 during his second voyage, landing at what is now St. Ann's Bay — a site the Spanish would later develop into the island's first permanent European settlement, Sevilla la Nueva, around 1509.
The .900 fineness matches the standard adopted across most of Jamaica's gold commemorative output of the 1970s, keeping the pieces compatible with contemporary international bullion norms rather than a purely domestic specification.