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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Bermuda Longtail
| Issuer | Bermuda Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 25 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as rendered by engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field, with BERMUDA continuing to the right, and the date 2015 positioned at the base. The portrait is executed in high relief against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II BERMUDA IRB 2015 |
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The Bermuda Monetary Authority has issued commemorative 25-cent pieces well above the denomination's typical heft since the 1980s, producing collector-oriented strikes rather than circulation pieces. At 28.28 grams in copper-nickel, this is clearly not pocket change — it mirrors the planchet spec used across dozens of Commonwealth commemorative issues, a cost-effective choice that allowed the BMA to issue without retooling.
The white-tailed tropicbird, locally called the longtail, is a seasonal visitor whose spring arrival has marked the end of winter for Bermudians for centuries.