Again, not many of these 1907 British Honduras 5-cent pieces were coined, and with the challenges these coins faced—the humid climate inland, the salt water nearby, and intensive commercial use—not too many have survived the years as nicely as this one.
I note the extreme similarity of this coin, of metal, of diameter, and of obverse design, to Jamaica’s farthing—already in production. Surely back in London—or perhaps within the Caribbean— there was some numismatic cross-pollination occurring.
But I will also note that where the origin of Jamaica’s white metal minors was supposed to have been rooted in the local dislike of copper coins, when British Honduras debuted its first coinage (1885), it did so with a 1-cent piece that was bronze, and which would remain bronze into the 1970s.
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