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100 Dollars Sailing Ships
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Composition | Other (.999 Fine Silver against 23K Gold Foil) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette, struck in .999 fine silver intaglio against a 23K gold foil ground, portrays the buccaneer Bartolomeo the Portuguese in the act of retaking a Spanish galleon, with a smaller boarding vessel alongside the full-rigged ship. Denomination numerals "100" occupy all four corners within ornate cartouches, while high-relief floral and foliate pillar borders frame the composition on each side. The authority inscription appears on a ribbon banner along the upper margin, with "ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS" on a raised panel at the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 23K BARTOLOMEO RETAKING THE SPANISH GALLEON ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Executed entirely in 23K gold foil high relief, the reverse presents a central panoramic coastal seascape vignette with rolling terrain and water rendered in sculptural detail. The Antigua and Barbuda coat of arms appears in an oval medallion at the left, balanced by a portrait medallion of a female figure at the right, with denomination numerals "100" set within decorative cartouches at all four corners. Ornamental scrollwork borders in bold relief enclose the entire composition. |
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