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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1974-1975 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A group of four West Indian flamingos standing in shallow water, their elegant long necks and legs rendered in fine relief against a background of stylized broken waves and aquatic vegetation. The date appears to the upper right field. The denomination 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' is inscribed in two lines along the lower portion of the coin within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark Bahamian independence, which took effect on July 10, 1973 — the country's first year as a sovereign state after more than 250 years of British colonial rule. The 1974 and 1975 dates reflect a two-year production window as the new government established its own coinage infrastructure under the newly formed Central Bank of the Bahamas, incorporated in 1974.
The .9166 fineness matches the traditional 22-karat crown gold standard, a deliberate continuity with British monetary convention even as the islands broke politically from London.