Multicolour print; multicolur underprint; black serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Christophor Columbus at right. Quincentennial logo at left. Bank logo see-through feature at centre.
Reverse description
Multicolour print; multicolour underprint. Three sailing ships facing left at right. Coat of arms of the Bahamas at lower right. Outline map of the Bahamas at centre. Five American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), two Cuban parrots (Amazona leucocephala bahamensis) and White Cay iguana (Cyclura rileyi cristata) at left.
Signature(s)
James Herbert Smith (JHS), Governor of Central Bank of The Bahamas
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
THE CENTRAL BANK
OF THE BAHAMAS
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER UNDER THE
CENTRAL BANK OF BAHAMAS ACT 1974
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
ONE DOLLAR
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
BAHAMAS
FIRST LANDFALL 1492
QUINCENTENNIAL
Governor
$1
CANADIAN BANKNOTE COMPANY LIMITED
Reverse lettering
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS
ONE DOLLAR
AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA BAHAMENSIS
PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER
CYCLURA RILEYI
SAN SALVADOR
$1
FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER
