Jamaica 1996 25 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) replaced a hummingbird on the twenty-five cent piece in 1991. In 1995, the coin was reduced in size and converted from nickel plated steel to copper plated steel but Garvey remained. The SCWC lists the type for 1995-96 and 2000. Garvey, born in Jamaica, led a back-to-Africa movement in the United States around the time of World War One. He was arrested, tried and deported on charges of mail fraud which some say were trumped up.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 3.60 g, copper plated steel, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-167.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1990 5 cents
• 1995 50 dollars, 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Bob Marley
• 1996 10 cents
• 1996 dollar
• 1996 5 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 1996
• return to coins of Jamaica