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Bahamian dollar: research record

Evidence coverage: 1966–1966. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Bahamian dollar

BSD · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1966; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Pound sterlingredenominated as · 1966
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Siblings

Bermudian dollarShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Tongan poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Cypriot poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Australian poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Fiji poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Jamaican poundShared predecessor: Pound sterling
Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Bahamian dollarFTM000521 · C196
Monetary history 1 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1966First issue

Bundesbank records 25 May 1966: seven Bahamas shillings per Bahamian dollar.

C196
Evidence & research notes 1 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C196

Bundesbank records 25 May 1966: seven Bahamas shillings per Bahamian dollar.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

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Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

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