Catalog
100 Dollars Sailing Ships
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette, executed in bold .999 fine silver intaglio-style relief on a 23K gold foil ground, presents a dramatic naval engagement scene of a large multi-masted galleon listing heavily to port under attack by a smaller sailing vessel, with intricate rigging detail rendered throughout; a caption to the right of the vignette reads 'FRANCOIS L'OLLONOIS ATTACKS PUERTO CABALLOS.' Floral and foliate pilasters frame the left and right margins, denomination numerals '100' occupy each corner, and the gold-foil marker '23K' is inscribed at the upper left of the central vignette. The issuer legend runs in raised lettering across the top border and the value legend across the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 23K FRANCOIS L'OLLONOIS ATTACKS PUERTO CABALLOS ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
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Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state in November 1981, and this 100 Dollar note was issued as part of the commemorative wave that accompanied independence — a legal tender instrument in form, though never intended for circulation. The .999 fine silver substrate pressed against 23-karat gold foil made that clear from the outset. Alan D'Estrehan, who handled a number of Caribbean commemorative designs in this period, produced the artwork.
The silver-and-gold laminate construction makes condition assessment genuinely different from paper — toning and delamination at the edges are the issues to check, not folds.