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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CHRISTOPHORVS COLVMBO - 1492 BAHAMAS * HUNDRED * 1967 * DOLLARS |
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This coin predates Bahamian independence by six years — the islands remained a British Crown Colony until 1973. The 1967 issue was part of a commemorative gold series authorized ahead of the anticipated transition, giving the colonial government a mechanism to generate hard currency revenue from collector demand rather than from trade. The $100 denomination had no practical circulation function; it was priced well beyond everyday use from the moment it left the mint.
The Fraser number Fr#1 designation confirms this as the foundational issue of Bahamian gold coinage.