Catalog
5 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1966-1970 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bahamas gained internal self-governance in 1964 and full independence wouldn't come until 1973, leaving these coins in an administratively awkward middle period — British enough to carry the monarch's effigy, autonomous enough to issue a distinctly national coinage. The Franklin Mint, contracted for the series, brought an unusual level of finish to what was otherwise a workhorse circulation issue.