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5 Dollars Independence, silver proof
| Uitgever | Jamaica |
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| Jaar | 1983 |
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| Waarde | 5 Dollars |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The full Coat of Arms of Jamaica occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield adorned with five pineapples, supported on the left by a female Taino figure holding a basket of fruit and on the right by a male Taino figure bearing a spear, both in traditional dress. A crocodile atop a royal helmet forms the crest above the shield, while a scroll below bears the national motto. The denomination $5 appears at the bottom of the field. A circumferential legend commemorating the 21st anniversary of Jamaican independence, incorporating the dates 1962 and 1983, encircles the design within a beaded border, with the coin struck to proof standard displaying deeply mirrored fields. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Jamaica's 1983 proof coinage was produced during a period of acute economic stress — the IMF had imposed strict conditionality agreements on the Manley and then Seaga governments through the early 1980s, and the Jamaican dollar was in freefall against sterling and the US dollar. Collector issues in silver were among the few hard-currency earners the government could reliably produce without straining domestic monetary reserves.
The .500 fineness is notably low for a proof issue — most sovereign mints used .925 for prestige pieces by this date. The choice here almost certainly reflects cost controls rather than tradition.