Cayman Islands 1972 10 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was issued for the Cayman Islands 1972-86. The island group south of Cuba was long ruled from Jamaica but came under separate administration after Jamaica obtained her independence in 1962. It is now famous as a tax haven and banking center much patronized by drug lords, ousted dictators and others seeking to avoid publicity.

Recorded mintage: 550,000.

Specification: 3.9 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 3.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1972 25 dollars, queen's 25th wedding anniversary
• 1974 100 dollars, Winston Churchill Centenary
• Jamaica 1975 cent
• 1987 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1972
• return to coins of Cayman Islands