Catalog
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bahamas Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A tall lighthouse, depicting the Hole-in-the-Wall lighthouse of the Bahamas, rises prominently from stylized ocean waves at the centre of the field, with radiating beams of light extending diagonally across the upper field to left and right. A small island with palm trees is visible to the lower right of the lighthouse. The denomination 'TWENTY · DOLLARS ·' arcs along the upper legend, and the date '1971' appears in the lower exergue, flanked by pellet stops. A beaded border encircles the entire design, and a small hallmark of fineness is stamped adjacent to the date. |
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The Bahamas Monetary Authority was a transitional institution, established after independence negotiations began but before the Commonwealth of the Bahamas achieved full sovereignty in 1973. This 1971 issue predates that independence by two years, placing it in the narrow window when Britain still held constitutional authority but the islands were managing their own currency apparatus. The Authority was dissolved and replaced by the Central Bank of the Bahamas upon independence.
Fr#9 in Friedberg places this squarely in the modern Commonwealth gold issues — a category that attracts date collectors more than type collectors, given the short institutional lifespan of the issuing body.