Jamaica 1996 5 dollars

from the Stonecat Collection

This five dollar coin was struck at the Royal Mint for Jamaica 1994-2002 and 2006. It is the last in a series of five dollar coins featuring Norman Manley (1893-1969) struck in various modules (KM 59, KM 62, KM 85.1, KM 85.2, KM 108, KM 157) starting in 1972. In January 2015, US$1 = 113 Jamaican dollars. As of December 2024, US$1 = 156 Jamaican dollars, giving this coin a face value of 3 cents.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 4.3 g, nickel plated steel, 21.5 mm diameter, designed by Jody Clark and Matthew Dent.

Catalog reference: KM 163.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1995 50 dollars, 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Bob Marley
• 1996 10 cents
• 1996 25 cents
• 1996 dollar
• 2000 10 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 1996
• return to coins of Jamaica