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[[Image:Jamaica 2000 10 dollars obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stonecat Collection]]
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This type was struck at the Royal Mint 1999-2002 and 2005. Proofs exist for 2000 and 2002. It was the first issue of this denomination for circulation, which heretofore had been used for commemoratives. In January 2015, US$1 = 113 Jamaican dollars. As of December 2024, US$1 = 156 Jamaican dollars, giving this coin a face value of about 6 cents. A silver ten dollars (KM 196) was also struck in 2000 for the Olympcis. Wikipedia comments, "George William Gordon (c. 1820 – 23 October 1865) was a Jamaican businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish. He was a leading critic of the colonial government and the policies of Jamaican Governor Edward Eyre."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.

''Specification:'' 5.94 g, nickel plated steel, 24 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 181.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Jamaica 1979 10 dollars KM-80|1979 10 dollars, Year of the Child]]
* [[Jamaica 1995 50 dollars KM-171|1995 50 dollars, 50th birthday of Bob Marley]]
* [[Jamaica 1996 10 cents|1996 10 cents]]
* [[Jamaica 1996 25 cents|1996 25 cents]]
* [[Jamaica 1996 dollar|1996 dollar]]
* [[Jamaica 1996 5 dollars|1996 5 dollars]]
* [[Jamaica 2005 50 dollars|2005 50 dollars, 60th birthday of Bob Marley]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2000]]
* return to coins of [[Jamaica]]