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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 lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 23K MAJOR BONNET'S SLOOP ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Bold relief 23K gold foil reverse centres on a panoramic seascape vignette with rolling ocean waves rendered in high relief. The national coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda appears in an oval medallion at the left, while a portrait medallion of Queen Elizabeth II occupies the corresponding position at the right. Denomination numerals in scalloped cartouches occupy all four corners, and the lower panel carries 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' flanked by ornate foliate devices; 'INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1981' and 'MINISTRY OF FINANCE' are inscribed in the upper and lower register respectively. |
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This note was issued as part of a broader commemorative program tied to the Eastern Caribbean territories, produced shortly after Antigua and Barbuda achieved full independence in November 1981. The unusual material construction — fine silver sheet bonded against gold foil — places it firmly outside normal currency production and into the territory of limited legal tender issues intended entirely for numismatic sale rather than commerce.
D'Estrehan's involvement connects it to a small cluster of similar prestige issues from the same period, several of which were marketed through Franklin Mint-adjacent distribution channels in North America.