Jamaica 1975 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by Jamaica as part of the F.A.O. series. Jamaica in the Caribbean is not usually considered to be in need of food aid but its economy has suffered since the collapse of its sugar plantations in the mid-nineteenth century. This specimen is a product of the Royal Mint in London; the Franklin mint also struck this type for the sets it marketed in the seventies.

Recorded mintage: 15,000,000.

Specification: 1.22 g, aluminum, 21.08 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 64.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1962 ½ penny
• 1970 cent
• Cayman Islands 1972 10 cents
• 1975 100 dollars
• 1977 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1975
• return to coins of Jamaica