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250 Dollars Commonwealth Games
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER 1986 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh — the first time Scotland hosted — and were overshadowed by a widespread boycott from African, Caribbean, and Asian nations protesting Margaret Thatcher's refusal to impose economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa. Thirty-two of fifty-nine invited nations withdrew. The Bahamas was among those that did not boycott, and this gold issue was struck in that charged political atmosphere.
At 47.54 g of .917 gold, the piece contains more fine gold than a standard British sovereign by a factor of roughly five.