100 Dollars - Elizabeth II

Issued to mark the tenth anniversary of Bahamian independence — formally achieved in 1973, but this coin predates that by two years, appearing as part of a broader pre-independence commemorative program under the transitional government of Prime Minister Lynden Pindling, who took office in 1967 after the Progressive Liberal Party broke the white merchant oligarchy's long grip on Bahamian political power. The .917 gold specification follows the traditional crown gold standard, the same fineness used by British sovereigns for centuries.