Coin
10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait (1969) — Bahamas
Bahamas • 1969 • KM#4, Schön#3
Overview
A Proof strike 10 Cents copper-nickel scalloped coin from The Bahamas (1969), featuring the second portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and two bonefish on the reverse. Minted at the London and Llantrisant Mints with a limited mintage of 10,000.
Specifications
- Country
- Bahamas
- Year
- 1969
- Composition
- Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
- Weight
- 5.54 g
- Diameter
- 23.5 mm
- Thickness
- 1.7 mm
- Mint
- London and Llantrisant Mints
- Shape
- Scalloped (with 12 notches)
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM#4, Schön#3
- Issuer
- The Bahamas
Design details
Obverse
Bust of Queen Elizabeth II turned facing right. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS Engraver: Arnold Machin
Reverse
Two Bonefish (Albula vulpes) with the date above and the value below Script: Latin Lettering: 1969 TEN CENTS Engraver: Arnold Machin
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Arnold Machin is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: London and Llantrisant Mints. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 10,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM#4, Schön#3. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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