BAHAMAS
KM 63.2 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
25 cents | 24.2 | 5.75 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The inscriptions along the rim: title of state. In the center: coat of arms. In 1973, the Bahamas became fully independent. |
The inscriptions along the rim: word denomination. In the center: native sloop. A sloop (from Dutch sloep) is a sailboat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter. |