Crown Colony of the Bahamas (1648-1706, 1718-1973), Commonwealth of the Bahamas (1973-present)
English Colony (1648-1706), British Colony (1718-1973), Independent Country (1973-present)
Location: Lucayan Archipelago
Capital City: Nassau (1670-present)
Government type: English Colony (1648-1706), British Colony (1718-1973), Constitutional Monarchy (1973-present)
Main languages: English
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1648: English colony established in the Bahamas
1684-1686: Abandoned
1706: Pirates of the Flying Gang take over, establish "Pirate Republic"
1718: British rule restored
1782-1783: Spanish occupation
1964: Self-government granted
1973: Independence
Currency
Pound (1917-1966)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence
Dollar (1966-present)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Coins from the Bahamas in the collection
British Crown Colony (1718-1973)
•1 Cent, 1966 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel brass, London mint, KM#2)
•1 Cent, 1969 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel brass, London mint, KM#2)
•5 Cent, 1966 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#3)
•15 Cent, 1966 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#5)
•15 Cent, 1969 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#5)
Commonwealth (1973-present)
•1 Cent, 1990 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated zinc, Llantrisant mint, KM#59a)
•1 Cent, 1998 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated zinc, Llantrisant mint, KM#59a)
•1 Cent, 2001 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated zinc, Llantrisant mint, KM#59a)
•1 Cent, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated zinc, Llantrisant mint, KM#59a)
•1 Cent, 2015 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated zinc, Winnipeg mint, KM#218.2)
•5 Cent, 1998 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#60)
•5 Cent, 2005 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#60)
•5 Cent, 2015 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#221)
•10 Cent, 1980 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#61)
•10 Cent, 1985 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#61)
•10 Cent, 1985 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#61)
•10 Cent, 2007 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#219
•25 Cent, 1979 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63.1)
•25 Cent, 1998 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63.2)
•25 Cent, 2000 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63.2)
•25 Cent, 2015 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#220)
•1 Dollar, 1975 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Franklin mint (Wawa, PA), KM#65)
•5 Dollar, 1974 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), silver (.925), Franklin mint (Wawa, PA), KM#67a)
Banknotes from the Bahamas in the collection
British Crown Colony (1718-1973)
•50 Cent, 1968 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#26)
•1 Dollar, 1968 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#27)
Commonwealth (1973-present)
•50 Cent, 2019 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), TBB#34Ba)
•1 Dollar, 1974 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#35)
•1 Dollar, 1992 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#50) Commemorative: 500th Anniversary of Christopher Columbus' Landing in the New World
•1 Dollar, 2001 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#69)
•1 Dollar, 2008 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#71)