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25 Cents Wide legend
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1969-1990 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of a Red-billed Streamertail hummingbird (Trochilus polytmus), Jamaica's national bird, is shown in flight at centre-right, its long tail streamers curving gracefully downward into the lower field. The bird hovers facing left, its elongated bill extended toward a large bell-shaped blossom on a leafy branch occupying the left and lower portions of the field. The large numeral 25 is incused prominently in the lower centre of the field. The denomination legend TWENTY FIVE CENTS is inscribed along the upper periphery, reading upward on the left and downward on the right. |
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| Reverse lettering | TWENTY FIVE CENTS 25 |
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Jamaica's decimal coinage was introduced on September 8, 1969, replacing the colonial pound system as part of a broader push for economic self-determination following independence in 1962. The "Wide Legend" designation distinguishes this type from a later die modification — a subtle but catalogued variation collectors use to differentiate early from later production runs within the KM#49 series.