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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed three-masted sailing ship, the Santa Maria — flagship of Christopher Columbus — depicted under full sail on stylized waves, rendered in high relief. A scroll bearing the name SANTA MARIA appears in the lower field beneath the vessel. The surrounding legend reads FIFTY DOLLARS to the left and 1967 to the right, separated by five-pointed stars, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | * FIFTY * DOLLARS * 1967 * SANTA * MARIA |
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This coin predates Bahamian independence by six years, issued while the islands remained a British Crown Colony under a newly formed Central Bank — itself a product of the political groundwork being laid for full sovereignty. The $50 denomination was enormous by any domestic measure; these were never intended for circulation and were produced explicitly as collector and presentation pieces ahead of the independence negotiations that would conclude in 1973.
The 1967 issue is tied directly to the Progressive Liberal Party's landslide electoral victory that January, the first time Black Bahamians held a parliamentary majority.