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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II A Series
| Issuer | Cayman Islands Currency Board |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Designer(s) | Anthony Buckley |
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| Obverse description | Red intaglio on multicolour guilloche underprint. The Cayman Islands Coat of Arms appears at upper centre, flanked by a treasure chest vignette at left and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right. Denomination numerals are printed in each corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | $100 Cayman Islands Currency Board $100 This note is legal tender for One Hundred Dollars HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS One Hundred Dollars CHAIRMAN Issued under the Cayman Islands Currency Law 1974 |
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The Cayman Islands Currency Board was established in 1972, just two years before this note was issued — the islands had previously relied on Jamaican currency, and the transition to a domestic issue reflected a practical administrative decision rather than any particular political pressure. The Cayman dollar was pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of CI$1 to US$1.20, a rate that has held without interruption ever since, making it one of the most stable fixed exchange rates in the Caribbean.
De La Rue's Anthony Buckley was the photographer responsible for the official portrait of Elizabeth II used across numerous Commonwealth issues of this period — his credit here is for that photographic source, not an engraved design.