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100 Dollars Independence
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Weight | 14.54 g |
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| Reverse description | The full Arms of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas occupy the centre of the field, featuring a quartered shield displaying a rising sun above a British galleon, supported by a blue marlin to the left and a flamingo to the right, with a conch shell helmet and crest above. A two-part scroll below bears the national motto in two lines. The denomination ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS arcs around the upper periphery, with a beaded inner border framing the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER |
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The Bahamas achieved independence from Britain on July 10, 1973, and this gold issue was part of a commemorative program struck specifically for that occasion. The .750 fineness — rather than the more conventional .900 or .9999 used by most sovereign gold issues of the period — was a deliberate choice to bring the coin's gold value closer in line with its $100 face denomination at prevailing 1973 gold prices, which were still adjusting in the volatile aftermath of Nixon's 1971 suspension of dollar-gold convertibility.
KM#49.2 distinguishes this from the .585 fineness variant (KM#49.1) struck in the same program.