Philatelic Photograph: 200th Anniversary of the General Assembly Plaque - Nassau, Bahamas

200th Anniversary of the General Assembly Plaque

Nassau, Bahamas

GPS: N25° 04.663; W077° 20.434

Short Description:

The plaque commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the General Assembly is located at the entrance to the House of Assembly in Nassau's Parliament Square.

Long Description:

Plaque is on the Left of the Entrance

House of Assembly

A shield shaped plaque on the left side of the entrance to the House of Assembly building commemorates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the General Assembly. The plaque has a bas relief image of a three masted sailing ship at the top. Above the ship is the fascinating Latin inscription:

EXPULSIS PIRATIS – RESTITUTA COMMERCIA

(Pirates Expelled – Commerce Restored)

Below is the commemoration:

1729-1929 

TO COMMEMORATE THE 

CREATION OF THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY BY HIS MAJESTY

KING GEORGE THE SECOND AS THE RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF

GOVERNOR WOODES ROGERS 

AND ALSO

THE FIRST MEETINGS OF

THAT ASSEMBLY ON THE

29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER

1729

The stamp was issued on September 27, 1979 as part of a set of four stamps commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Parliament of the Bahamas.