Catalog
1 Dollar Collector series, Coronation
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF JAMAICA ONE DOLLAR SIR ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION JUNE 2, 1953 ISSUED UNDER THE BANK OF JAMAICA LAW 1960 THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED |
| Reverse description | A panoramic vignette of a tropical Jamaican harbor occupies the central field, with calm blue waters, wooded islets, and vessels at anchor rendered in fine intaglio engraving; a tropical plant motif appears at left, with the denomination numeral repeated in each corner within ornamental cartouches against a multicolour guilloche underprint. |
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The Bank of Jamaica issued this note as part of a collector series commemorating the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation — an unusual choice for a Caribbean republic that had been independent since 1962. Jamaica had no constitutional obligation to mark the occasion, making the decision a deliberate diplomatic and commercial one rather than a ceremonial necessity.
Thomas De La Rue produced it for the collector market, not circulation. These were sold in presentation packaging and never entered general use.