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15 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1971-1973 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field of the square flan. The Queen wears a tiara and her hair is styled in a characteristic upswept arrangement with loose curls at the nape. The peripheral legend arcs along the upper and lower borders within a continuous beaded inner circle, reading COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS above and ELIZABETH II below, each separated by raised dot stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS · ELIZABETH II · |
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The Bahamas gained full independence from Britain in 1973, but this coin predates that moment by the width of a political negotiation. Issued while the islands remained a Crown Colony under internal self-government, the Central Bank of the Bahamas had already been established in 1974 — meaning this series circulated under a transitional authority ahead of the formal banking infrastructure that would follow independence.
The 15-cent denomination is specific to Bahamian decimal coinage introduced in 1966, replacing the old currency tied to the pound sterling at a rate of one dollar to seven shillings.