Bermuda

Bermuda

English Colony (1609-1707), British Colony (1707-1983), British Overseas Territory (1983-present)

Location: North Atlantic Ocean

Capital City: St. George's (1612-1815), Hamilton (1815-present)

Government type: British Overseas Territory

Main languages: English

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1609: Bermuda settled by shipwrecked English sailors wrecked en route to Virginia

1612: Colony formally established (also called Somers Island at the time)

1968: Self-government granted

Currency

Pound (1609-1970)

1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence

Dollar (1970-present)

1 Dollar = 100 Cents

Coins from Bermuda in the collection

•1 Crown, 1959 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), silver (.925), London mint, KM#13) Commemorative: 350th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda

•1 Cent, 1970 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#15)

•1 Cent, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated zinc, Llantrisant mint, KM#44b)

•5 Cent, 1970 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#16)

•5 Cent, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#45)

•10 Cent, 1978 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#17)

•10 Cent, 1981 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#17)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#32) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#33) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Hamilton)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#34) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (St. George's)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#35) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Warwick parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#36) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Smith's parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#37) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Devonshire parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#38) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Sandy's parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#39) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Hamilton parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#40) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Southampton parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#41) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Pembroke parish)

•25 Cent, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#42) Commemorative: 375th Anniversary of the founding of Bermuda (Paget parish)

•25 Cent, 1988 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#47)

•25 Cent, 1995 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#47)

•25 Cent, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#47)

•50 Cent, 1978 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#19)

•1 Dollar, 2005 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#111)

Banknotes from Bermuda in the collection

•5 Shillings, 1937 (King George VI (1936-1952), P#8)

•1 Dollar, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), P#28)