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2500 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1974-1977 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark Bahamian independence from Britain in 1973, this was one of the largest gold coins struck by a newly independent nation in the postwar period. The Franklin Mint produced these under contract — a common arrangement for Caribbean and Pacific island nations in the 1970s seeking to generate hard currency revenue through numismatic programs rather than tourism or exports alone.
At over 400 grams of .9166 gold, the intrinsic metal value dominated any collector premium almost immediately after issue, and surviving examples frequently show signs of having been tested or assayed by bullion dealers who treated them accordingly.