Bahamas 1968 /2 SPECIMEN P26s Choice to Gem CU

Description

Bahamas 1968 $½ Specimen Bahamas Monetary Authority Pick 26s S/N C 000000 Young Queen Elizabeth II wearing King George IV's state crown; conch shell in underprint at center. SPECIMEN overprinted in red at a 45-degree angle / yellow elderflowers at left, two women examining baskets in the straw market; coat of arms at right. SPECIMEN overprinted in red. Watermark: Conch Shell Cancel holes at top right and bottom left This is the first issue of the Bahamas Monetary Authority. This unusual denomination was printed to correspond with the pound/shilling/penny British monetary system, i.e. /2 corresponded approximately to the 1/2 crown denomination, as the newly independent Bahamas rapidly changed to a decimal system.
Bahamas 1968 /2 SPECIMEN P26s Choice to Gem CU
Bahamas 1968 /2 SPECIMEN P26s Choice to Gem CU
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Description
Bahamas 1968 $½ Specimen
Bahamas Monetary Authority
Pick 26s
S/N C 000000
Young Queen Elizabeth II wearing King George IV's state crown; conch shell in underprint at center. SPECIMEN overprinted in red at a 45-degree angle / yellow elderflowers at left, two women examining baskets in the straw market; coat of arms at right. SPECIMEN overprinted in red.
Watermark: Conch Shell
Cancel holes at top right and bottom left
This is the first issue of the Bahamas Monetary Authority.
This unusual denomination was printed to help the population change from a pound/shilling/penny British monetary system, i.e. /2 =1/2 Crown, as the newly independent Bahamas rapidly changed to a  decimal
monetary
system.
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equivalent
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All items are guaranteed to be genuine, and as described.
Opinions on grading and condition are our opinions only, and are based on our experience in the numismatic market. We do not guarantee that material sent to a specific grading service will agree with our opinion (though often they are less conservative graders).
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About Us
We have been in the coin and paper money business for more than 35 years, and have provided numismatic support for evaluation and authentication. On occasion, we find tasty morsels to add to our unusual and interesting inventory, that periodically, we offer for sale. Please check on current offerings here. I think you will find them interesting and satisfying.
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