JAMAICA 

KM 147

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Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge - Plain Composition Rotation
 25 cents 25.0 6.0   Shape - 7sided Nickel-plated-Steel Medal
Obverse Reverse

Along the rim: the title of state, word denomination, the year of minting.

 In the center: coat of arms.

 Along the rim - inscription, dates, in the center: bust of Marcus Garvey.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey, National Hero of Jamaica, (1887–1940) was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, crusader for black nationalism, and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).