Catalog
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BERMUDA GOVERNMENT 6th FEBRUARY 1970 TEN DOLLARS ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BERMUDA LEGISLATURE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE CHAIRMAN, BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY QUO FATA FERUNT $10 (Translation: Whither the fates carry us.) |
| Reverse description | Purple intaglio print on multicolour guilloche underprint. A harbour view vignette occupies the left field, with a Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) in flight to the right at centre. A seashell motif appears at lower centre, and the watermark window is reserved at right. |
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The Bermuda Government's 1970 note series replaced the pre-decimal pound issues following the territory's switch to decimal currency on 6 February 1970 — a date deliberately chosen to coincide with Bermuda Day. De La Rue had printed Bermuda's notes for decades by this point, and the relationship showed in the quality of the intaglio work.
P#25 is among the scarcer denominations from this first decimal series. The watermark — a simple but effective security measure for the period — was standard De La Rue practice, though Bermuda's small economy meant print runs were modest compared to metropolitan issues.