Blue print; multicolour underprint; black horizontal and vertical serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Vladimir Tiara and the Queen Victoria Jubilee Necklace at centre right. Outline map of the Bahamas Islands at centre. American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) at left. Watermark area at right. Bank logo see-through feature at left.
Reverse description
Blue print; multicolour underprint. Hope Town Lighthouse in Abaco Harbor, Bahamas at centre. Coat of arms of the Bahamas and bank logo at right. Turtle (Testudines sp.) at lower left. Watermark area at left.
Signature(s)
James Herbert Smith (JHS), Governor of Central Bank of The Bahamas
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Sailing ship
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
TEN DOLLARS
Governor
$10
Reverse lettering
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS
HOPE TOWN
LIGHTHOUSE, ABACO
TEN DOLLARS
$10
FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER
B A BANKNOTE
