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5 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1966-1970 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Arnold Machin's portrait, depicting the Queen with an elaborately coiffed hairstyle adorned with a tiara or diadem, with a draped neckline visible at the bust truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left arc of the field, and BAHAMA ISLANDS along the right arc, all within a continuous inner beaded border. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the hair and drapery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally placed pineapple, symbol of the Bahamas, dominates the field, depicted in fine relief with detailed cross-hatched skin texture and a full crown of upswept leaves above. Flanking the base of the fruit are two symmetrical decorative scrolling foliate branches extending laterally. The date, split as 19 and 69, flanks the lower portion of the pineapple stem. The denomination legend FIVE CENTS is inscribed in two words along the upper left and upper right arcs respectively, within a continuous beaded border. |
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