Commemorative coins of Bermuda
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Bermuda
has issued commemorative coins at various times. Most of these coins have been for the purpose of collecting, although Bermuda has also issued commemorative coins for regular circulation. All coins here were minted by the Royal Mint
unless otherwise noted.
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
has issued commemorative coins at various times. Most of these coins have been for the purpose of collecting, although Bermuda has also issued commemorative coins for regular circulation. All coins here were minted by the Royal Mint
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom. The Mint originated over 1,100 years ago, but since 2009 it operates as Royal Mint Ltd, a company which has an exclusive contract with HM Treasury to supply all coinage for the UK...
unless otherwise noted.
Pre-Decimalization
| Year | Denomination | Composition | Commemorative subject | Description | Volume |
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| 1959 | One Crown 5/- |
.925 Ag Silver Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal... |
350th Colony Founding Anniversary |
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100,000 |
1970's
| Year | Denomination | Composition | Commemorative subject | Description | Volume |
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| 1972 | $100 | .900 Au Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a... |
Silver Wedding | ||
| 1975 | $100 | .900 Au Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a... |
Royal Visit |
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27,000 |
| 1977 | $25 | .925 Ag | Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth realms... |
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1980's
| Year | Denomination | Composition | Commemorative subject | Description | Volume |
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| 1981 | $250 | .917 Au | Charles and Diana Wedding Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Frances Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom. Their marriage was widely billed as a "fairytale wedding" and the "wedding of the century". It was watched by an estimated global TV... |
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| 1981 | $1 | .999 Ag | Charles and Diana Wedding |
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30,000 |
| 1981 | $1 | CuNi Cupronickel Cupronickel or copper-nickel or "cupernickel" is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater... |
Charles and Diana Wedding | ||
| 1984 | 25¢ | .925 Ag, Cu-Ni |
375th Anniversary of Bermuda Settlement |
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| 1986 | $1 | .925 Ag | World Wildlife Fund World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States... Coin Collection |
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25,000 |
| 1987 | $25 | .999 Pd Palladium Palladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd and an atomic number of 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired... |
Wreck of the Sea Venture Sea Venture The Sea Venture was a 17th-century English sailing ship, the wrecking of which in Bermuda is widely thought to have been the inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest... |
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| 1988 | $25 | .999 Pd | Wreck of the San Antonio |
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| 1989 | $100 | .999 Au | Hogge Money |
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500 |
| 1989 | $50 | .999 Au | Hogge Money |
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500 |
| 1989 | $25 | .999 Au | Hogge Money |
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500 |
| 1989 | $10 | .999 Au | Hogge Money |
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500 |
1990's
| Year | Denomination | Composition | Commemorative subject | Description | Volume |
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| 1990 | $2 | .925 Ag | Bermuda Cicada | ||
| 1990 | $2 | .925 Ag | Bermuda Tree Frog | ||
| 1992 | $1 | .925 Ag | 1992 Olympics | ||
| 1992 | $2 | .925 Ag | Bluebird | ||
| 1993 | $2 | .925 Ag | Longtail Sea Bird | ||
| 1993 | $2 | .925 Ag | Humpback Whale | ||
| 1994 | $2 | .925 Ag | 1994 Royal Visit |
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10,000 |
| 1994 | $10 | .999 Au | Longsnout Seahorse |
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2,500 |
| 1996 | $1 | Cu-Ni | Bermuda Triangle Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and surface vessels allegedly disappeared under mysterious circumstances.... |
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| 1996 | $3 | .925 Ag | Bermuda Triangle |
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5,000 |
| 1996 | $9 | .999 Ag | Bermuda Triangle |
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| 1996 | $30 | .999 Au | Bermuda Triangle |
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| 1996 | $60 | .999 Au | Bermuda Triangle |
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| 1996 | $180 | .999 Au | Bermuda Triangle |
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| 1997 | $2 | .925 Ag | Royal Golden Anniversary |
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30,000 |
2000's
| Year | Denomination | Composition | Commemorative subject | Description | Volume |
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| 2000 | $2 | .925 Ag | Millennium |
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| 2000 | $1 | .925 Ag | Queen Mother Centenary |
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| 2003 | $15 | .999 Au | 100th Anniversary Biological Station For Research Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences is an independent, non-profit marine science and education institute located in Ferry Reach, St. George's, Bermuda... |
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| 2005 | $5 | .925 Ag | Bermuda Quincentennial |
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2,500 |
| 2006 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Constellation |
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15,000 |
| 2006 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Hunter Galley |
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15,000 |
| 2006 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Mary Celestia |
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15,000 |
| 2006 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: North Carolina |
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15,000 |
| 2006 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Pollock Shields |
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15,000 |
| 2006 | $30 | .999 Au | Shipwreck Series: Sea Venture |
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| 2006 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Sea Venture |
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15,000 |
| 2007 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Colonel William G. Ball |
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15,000 |
| 2007 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Cristobal Colon |
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15,000 |
| 2007 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Kate |
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15,000 |
| 2007 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: San Pedro |
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15,000 |
| 2007 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: San Lucia |
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15,000 |
| 2007 | $3 | .925 Ag | Shipwreck Series: Manilla Wreck |
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15,000 |
| 2009 | $4 | .925 Ag | 400th Anniversary |
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2,000 |