Coin
25 Cents - Elizabeth II (1970) — Bahamas
Bahamas • 1970 • KM# 6, Schön# 5
Overview
A Proof strike 25 Cents coin of The Bahamas from 1970. It features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a Bahamian sailboat on the reverse. Struck in nickel at the Franklin Mint, this Proof issue has a mintage of 23,000 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- Bahamas
- Year
- 1970
- Composition
- Nickel (100%)
- Weight
- 6.9 g
- Diameter
- 24.26 mm
- Thickness
- 2 mm
- Mint
- Franklin Mint Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 6, Schön# 5
- Issuer
- The Bahamas
Design details
Obverse
The bust of Queen Elizabeth II turned to the right Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLAND Engraver: Arnold Machin
Reverse
A Bahamian sailboat with the denomination and date around the rim above Script: Latin Lettering: TWENTYFIVE CENTS 1970 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: Franklin Mint Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 23,000 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# 6, Schön# 5. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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