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In 1969, Gordon and Bogle were each proclaimed as Jamaican National Heroes in a government ceremony at Morant Bay. In 1969, Jamaica converted its currency to a decimal system, and it issued new currency. Gordon was featured on the ten-dollar note (now a coin). In 2023, his portrait was featured on the fifty-dollar note, alongside Paul Bogle.
In the 1970s, two other National Heroes were added in the form of Samuel Sharpe and Queen Nanny of the Maroons. Bogle is depicted on the heads side of the Jamaican 10-cent coin. His face was also depicted on the Jamaican two-dollar bill, from 1969 until 1989, when the two-dollar bill was phased out. [2]
Samuel Sharpe, or Sharp (1801 – 23 May 1832), [1] also known as Sam Sharpe, [2] was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion (also known as the Christmas Rebellion) in Jamaica. He was proclaimed a National Hero of Jamaica on 31 March 1982 [3] and his image is on the $50 Jamaican banknote. [4]
The Jamaican dollar (sign: $; code: JMD) has been the currency of Jamaica since 1969. It is often abbreviated to J$, the J serving to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents, although cent denominations are no longer in use as of 2018. Goods and services may still be priced in cents, but cash ...
Colonel C.L.G. Harris of Moore Town, then a Senator in Jamaica's upper house, was the driving force behind the move to recognise Nanny as a National Heroine. [32] Her portrait is featured on the $500 Jamaican dollar bill, which is colloquially referred to as a "Nanny". [33] Nanny is celebrated every October on Jamaican National Heroes Day. [34]
Since independence in 1962, the government of Jamaica has continued to recognize the indigenous rights of the Jamaican Maroons in this area. In 2018, the Accompong Ministry of Finance began issuing its own community currency, the LUMI, [4] although the Jamaican Dollar is still widely used.
2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23 – April 11, 1967) J$100 Obverse 1986 Donald Burns Sangster: 1911–1967 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23 – April 11, 1967) J$5,000 Obverse 2022 Nanny of the Maroons: c.1685-c.1755 Leader of the Jamaican Maroons; National Heroine of Jamaica J$500 Obverse 1994 Alexander Bustamante: 1884–1977
The history of currency in Jamaica should be considered in the wider picture of the currencies of the British West Indies. Jamaica was the only British West Indies territory to use special regional issues of the sterling coinage. [a] The earliest money used in Jamaica was the Spanish copper maravedí.