Catalog
100 Dollars 2 bars at left and 2 circles at right
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1991-1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Sir Donald Sangster at centre-right, with two vertical security bars at left and two circles each containing an orange bar at right. Guilloche underprint covers the note face, with the denomination and bank title inscribed in the surrounding legends. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF JAMAICA ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS SIR DONALD SANGSTER ISSUED UNDER THE BANK OF JAMAICA ACT |
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Jamaica's P#75 series was issued during a period of significant monetary stress — the early 1990s saw the Jamaican dollar under sustained devaluation pressure, and the 100-dollar denomination, once substantial, had become a routine transaction note by the time this series entered circulation. The Bank of Jamaica leaned heavily on De La Rue throughout this period, a relationship stretching back decades and reflecting the limited options available to smaller Caribbean central banks for high-security currency production.
The "2 bars at left and 2 circles at right" designation distinguishes this pick variant from others in the 100-dollar run by plate position markers — a cataloguing convention, not an error or variety of collector significance in most cases.