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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour print centred on a vignette of tropical fish and corals, with a floral motif at the left margin and the coat of arms of the Bahamas at the right. The overall design evokes the natural and maritime heritage of the islands. |
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| Signature(s) | Sands & Higgs Francis, Higgs & Smiley-Butler |
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The Bahamas Government issued this series while still a British colony, just two years before the introduction of the Bahamian dollar as an independent decimal currency in 1966. That transition — driven in part by pressure to abandon the pounds-shillings-pence system ahead of anticipated independence — made this 1965 series short-lived almost by design. Notes signed by both the Sands/Higgs and the Francis/Higgs/Smiley-Butler combinations exist within the same pick number, reflecting mid-run changes in the Treasury's signing officers rather than separate printings.
De La Rue's watermark security on this issue is a simple counterfeiting deterrent by the standards of the period; the colonial administration never anticipated the note circulating long enough to justify more elaborate measures.