Coin
1 Cent - Elizabeth II (1971) — Bahamas
Bahamas • 1971 • KM# 16, Schön# 14
Overview
A Proof strike nickel brass 1 Cent standard circulation coin of The Bahamas, featuring a bust of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a starfish on the reverse. Minted in 1971 at the Franklin Mint with an FM mintmark, this piece had a limited mintage of 30,507.
Specifications
- Country
- Bahamas
- Year
- 1971
- Composition
- Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
- Weight
- 3.13 g
- Diameter
- 19.05 mm
- Thickness
- 1.53 mm
- Mint
- Franklin Mint Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Mintmark
- FM
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 16, Schön# 14
- Issuer
- The Bahamas
Design details
Obverse
Bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Script: Latin Lettering: COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS · ELIZABETH II ·
Reverse
Starfish dividing the value above and the date below and any mintmark above the date Script: Latin Lettering: ONE CENT .. FM 1971
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 (mintmark
FM). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels. - Low mintage: Only 30,507 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# 16, Schön# 14. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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