Bermuda 1959 crown
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Bermuda became a crown colony of Great Britain in 1684, and remains a British colony to the present. The type shown was struck in 1959 but circulated little and is today common. It is the only full weight crown issued for the islands; the crown of 1964 is reduced in weight and fineness. Decimal coinage commenced in 1970.
Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 13.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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- 1964 crown
- 1970 10 cents
- Coins and currency dated 1959
- return to coins of Bermuda