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25 Dollars Prince Charles
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | 1969 1979 JAMAICA TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark Prince Charles's visit to Jamaica in 1979, this oversized crown belongs to a wave of Commonwealth commemoratives produced in the late 1970s as Caribbean nations navigated the awkward diplomatic choreography of independence within a British-headed framework. Jamaica had been independent since 1962, yet the Bank of Jamaica still found occasion to strike silver in the Prince's honour.
At 136 grams, it is among the heaviest pieces in the Jamaican commemorative series — more medal than coin in practical terms, and almost certainly never spent.