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250 Dollars Flamingo
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the full arms of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The shield is supported on the dexter side by a marlin and on the sinister side by a flamingo, both depicted with fine engraved detail. Above the shield rises a conch shell surmounted by a richly detailed crest of tropical foliage. The national motto FORWARD, UPWARD, ONWARD, TOGETHER appears on a ribbon scroll in the base. The circular legend COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2020 appearing in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Bahamas began issuing gold bullion coinage in the 1970s alongside a broader post-independence monetary restructuring, but the flamingo series in its modern .9999 fine iteration targets the international bullion market rather than domestic circulation — the face value is purely nominal against spot. The KM#240 designation places this within a long-running commemorative framework the Central Bank has maintained for decades, leaning on the flamingo as the country's national bird and a recurring fixture across Bahamian numismatic issues going back to the early post-independence period.