Bermuda's decimal coinage was introduced in 1970 when the island switched from pounds to dollars at par with the US dollar, and this KM#32 type has run with minimal interruption since. The coat of arms reverse was a deliberate nod to colonial continuity — Bermuda retained the shield design at a moment when many Caribbean and Atlantic territories were either seeking independence or actively distancing themselves from British heraldic conventions.
Bermuda's decimal coinage was introduced in 1970 when the island switched from pounds to dollars at par with the US dollar, and this KM#32 type has run with minimal interruption since. The coat of arms reverse was a deliberate nod to colonial continuity — Bermuda retained the shield design at a moment when many Caribbean and Atlantic territories were either seeking independence or actively distancing themselves from British heraldic conventions.