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50 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1974-2000 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 1981 |
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| Mintage | 1974 FM - with mintmark - 12,000 1975 FM - with mintmark; Matte - 1,200 1975 FM - with mintmark; Special Uncirculated - 3,828 1976 FM - with mintmark; Matte - 1,200 1976 FM - with mintmark; Special Uncirculated - 1,453 1977 FM - with mintmark; Matte - 1,200 1977 FM - with mintmark; Special Uncirculated - 713 1978 FM - with mintmark; Matte - 1,200 1978 FM - with mintmark; Special Uncirculated - 767 1981 FM - with mintmark; Proof - 1,980 1982 FM - with mintmark; Proof - 1,217 1983 FM - with mintmark; Proof - 1,020 1984 FM - with mintmark; Proof - 1,036 1985 FM - with mintmark; Proof - 7,500 1989 - - 1989 - Proof - 1991 - - 1992 - - 1996 - - 2000 - - |
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The Bahamas gained independence from Britain in July 1973, and the Central Bank — established that same year — moved quickly to assert a distinct national coinage separate from the colonial issues that preceded it. This series launched in 1974 represents the first extended definitive coinage of the sovereign Bahamian state, though Elizabeth II's effigy was retained as head of state under the Commonwealth arrangement.
The 26-year production run without a major compositional change is notable for a small island economy that weathered significant currency pressures during the 1980s debt crises affecting much of the Caribbean.