5 Cents - Elizabeth II

Features

Issuer	The Bahamas
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1966-1970
Value	5 Cents 0.05 BSD = USD 0.05
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	3.87 g
Diameter	21.00 mm
Thickness	1.44 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 990
References	KM# 3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (7 volumes). , Schön# 2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).

Obverse

Bust of the Queen Elizabeth the II turned to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Pineapple (Ananas comosus) above garland.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIVE CENTS
19 69

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)
	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The obverse of this coin also comes muled with the reverse of a New Zealand 2 cent coin, N# 5215 . This undated 1967 error is listed as N# 35693 .

Of the coins dated 1966: 1,596,000 were minted in 1966, 500,000 were minted in 1967, and 250,000 were minted in 1968. All were minted in London.

Of the coins dated 1969: 1,000,000 were minted in 1969 in London and 1,000,000 were minted in 1970 in Llantrisant and London.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1966	2 571 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.16	$ 0.19	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.52	$ 0.57	Minted in 1966-1968; London Mint	59%
1968	600 000		$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.28	$ 0.88		Minted in 1969; London Mint	21%
1969	2 026 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.17	$ 0.18	$ 0.24	$ 0.38	$ 0.67	$ 0.70	Minted in 1969-1970; London and Llantrisant Mints	45%
1969	75 000							$ 0.84	Minted in 1970; London Mint; Proof	2%
1970	25 722							$ 1.90	Franklin Mint; In sets only	4%
1970	22 827							$ 1.10	Franklin Mint; Proof	4%

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