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250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Golden Girls
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield with a rising sun above a sailing ship, supported by a marlin to the left and a flamingo to the right, surmounted by a conch shell helm and crest of native vegetation. A scroll below the shield bears the two-part motto 'FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER'. The circular legend 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '2000' inscribed in the lower field. The design is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field, bordered by a continuous beaded inner rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE GOLDEN GIRLS $250 OLYMPIC GAMES WOMEN'S 4X100M RELAY |
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The "Golden Girls" denomination is one of the more unusual entries in Bahamian numismatic history — a $250 face value on a one-ounce gold coin issued at a time when the Bahamian dollar was pegged 1:1 to the USD, making the nominal value a fraction of the metal's spot price even at 2000 gold prices. The Central Bank of the Bahamas issued collector gold sporadically through this period primarily to generate foreign exchange revenue rather than to supply any domestic monetary need.
KM#213 has a notably low documented mintage, consistent with other Bahamian proof gold from this run.