nadran

the phrase "coinTalk" and sub-section "World-Coins" inspired me to think about one of my coins of Bahama, and if Potentates of a country do have to approve a piece of currency...?

One this particular Bermuda-cent, there is the Queen (of England) on one side, and on the other ...a wild pig

http://www.free-imagecode.com/en/gal...fd9fc50bfb.jpg
http://www.free-imagecode.com/en/gal...76c89a7cb0.jpg

It's just looking funny, not that I don't like pigs, they are very nice animals!

I did some research, and found the nice story behind the coin...pigs has been used AS Currency on the bahamas! ( ...just imagine your wallet...)
http://www.periodictable.com/Items/029.40/index.html

I assume, the inventors/disigners of the coin did have some fun, anyhow the historic aspect would have been like :O)

(v)

That might well be the case! I did not know that and thanks for this interesting bit of trivia.

nadran

yep, funny that is - I guess that was maybe a bit of caribbean humour, the "very british" coin-department in London did not recognize...

Recognized the coin next to it (of mines) There is a Cayman-Islands-Cent, also of course with Lizzie II, and on the back ...there is a funny BIRD

Maybe it was a "running gag" in the Carribean-Islands to search funny animals for there coins. Well, maybe they have not so many different species

byrd740

Actually, you are wrong on that notion. You misread the authors statement. It was a tribute to the boar on the sixpence the settlers first issued for the Sommer Islands(Bermuda). But the pigs were, as stated, the only food on the islands.

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