Bahamas Currency Coins
The reverses of the coins show objects from bahamian culture with the value of the coins in words.
Bahamas currency coins. 20585 nd 1953 4 shillings. The 1 cent coin is a current circulation piece of the commonwealth of the bahamas since 1966 it has been issued in eight types and four major designs by the central bank of the bahamas and its precursors the bahamas currency board and bahamas monetary authority. Denominations included 1 and 2 dollars and 50 25 15 10 5 and 1 cent coins.
However the silver coins were not circulated in the economy after 1966. Nd 1953 4 shillings. Coins were introduced in the bahamas in 1966.
These were struck in nickel brass cupronickel and silver. A scalloped coin with a smooth edge weighing 5 18g measuring 23 50mm in diameter and 1 80mm in thickness bearing on the obverse the coat of arms of the bahamas together with the words commonwealth of the bahamas which form a crown around the coat of arms. The current bahamian 1 cent coin is slightly smaller than a us dime.
Our currency rankings show that the most popular bahamas dollar exchange rate is the usd to bsd rate. All coins now bear the bahamian coat of arms on one side with the words commonwealth of the bahamas and the date. The results are.
The bahamas central bank said it is progressing toward the full launch of a mobile phone based digital currency cbdc it s betting can withstand the battering of a category 5 hurricane. A scalloped coin with a smooth edge weighing 5 18g measuring 23 50mm in diameter and 1 80mm in thickness bearing on the obverse the coat of arms of the bahamas together with the words commonwealth of the bahamas which form a crown around the coat of arms. All coins now bear the bahamian coat of arms on one side with the words commonwealth of the bahamas and the date.
The currency code for dollars is bsd and the currency symbol is. Because the bahamas lacks an official mint of its own production of all eight pieces was outsourced to foreign mints. The reverses of the coins show objects from bahamian culture with the value of the coins in words.
The bahamian dollar is the currency of bahamas. The 15 cent coins are still produced by the central bank but are not commonly used. Below the coat of arms is the year that the coin was minted.
Additionally the currency calculator shows the closing rate of the previous day as well as the highest and lowest rates of the conversion united states dollar bahamian dollar.
