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Juan de Bermudez first sighted the islands in 1503. British colonists bound for Virginia shipwrecked on the islands in July 1609, led by Sir George Somers. A permanent settlement was founded in 1612 and the islands were also referred to as the Sommer Islands. Bermuda became a British crown colony in 1684 and achieved representative government in 1968.

Coins were struck for Bermuda in 1616, the first British coins for an overseas possession; however, Spanish dollars and tobacco were the primary media of exchange. Pound Sterling coins were also issued for Bermuda (BMP) in 1793, and banknotes were issued for Bermuda beginning in 1914, though British (GBP), Canadian (CAD) and US currency (USD) also circulated. In 1842 all locally-circulating coinage was demonetized and British currency became the standard.

The Bermuda Dollar (BMD) was introduced on February 6, 1970 with 1 Bermuda Pound equal to 2.4 Bermuda Dollars equal to 2.4 US Dollars. The Pound was divisible into 20 Shillings and 240 Pence, and the Dollar is divisible into 100 Cents. Bermuda has used a currency board since 1915. Banknotes were issued by the Government of Bermuda until 1974, and by the Bermuda Monetary Authority since then.

Here is a coin dated 1981 and valued at 1 Cent. The obverse features the young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Queen Elizabeth was born 'Elizabeth Alexandra Mary' on April 21st, 1926. She is the reigning queen and head of state of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations and, as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The reverse depicts the denomiation in the center surrounded by a cirlce of beads and date below. The reverse depicts a Wild Boar.

• Weight: 3.110g
• Diameter: 19mm
• Material: Bronze
• Edge: Plain
• Mint: NA
• Mintage: 3,200,000
• Krause # KM-15

This coin dated 1970 is valued at 5 Cents. The obverse features the young bust, facing right, of Queen Elizabeth II. Although Queen Elizabeth's birth placed her third in the line of succession to the throne, behind her uncle Edward (Prince of Wales), and her father. Due to the death of King George V in 1936, the 1936 abdication of her uncle, King Edward, and the Febuary death of King George VI in 1952 ....The little girl born as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, became Queen Elizabeth in Febuary 1952. The reverse depicts a Queen AngelFish, which is an angelfish commonly found near reefs in the warmer sections of the western Atlantic Ocean.

• Weight: 5.060g
• Diameter: 21mm
• Material: Copper-Nickel
• Edge: Plain
• Mint: NA
• Mintage: 2,190,000
• Krause # KM-16

Here is a 1970 dated 10 Cent coin. The obverse features the young bust facing right of Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth plans to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, marking 60 years as Queen. Queen Victoria is the only British monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee, in 1897. Elizabeth could become the longest-lived British head of state (surpassing Richard Cromwell) on January 29th, 2012 at age 85, and the longest-reigning monarch in the history of any of her realms as well as the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history (surpassing Queen Victoria) on September 10th, 2015 at age 89. The reverse depicts a Bermuda Lilly - often called the Easter lily or November lily, is a plant native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and in Taiwan. It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to 1 m high. It bears a number of trumpet shaped, white, fragrant, and outward facing flowers. This variety is sometimes called the Bermuda lily because it has been much cultivated in Bermuda.

• Weight: 2.450g
• Diameter: 17.8mm
• Material: Copper-Nickel
• Edge: Reeded
• Mint: NA
• Mintage: 2,500,000
• Krause # KM-17

Here is a 25 cent coin dated 1981. The obverse features the young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Queen Elizabeth has an interest in equestrianism and dogs, especially her Pembroke Welsh Corgis. The queen has owned more than 30 corgis, starting with 'Susan' who was her 18th birthday present. The reverse depicts a yellow-billed tropical bird.

• Weight: 5.920g
• Diameter: 24mm
• Material: Copper-Nickel
• Edge: Reeded
• Mint: NA
• Mintage: 2,200,000
• Krause # KM-18

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• Krause # KM-