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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 | Central vignette presents Captain Charles Gibbs's schooner Maria under sail, rendered in bold intaglio relief on 23K gold foil, evoking the historical voyage from Buenos Aires to the Barbary Shore. Corner medallions bear the denomination numeral '100' within ornate foliate frames, with the national arms in an oval cartouche at left. The legend 'GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA' arches across the top panel, with 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' in relief lettering along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in the same bold relief 23K gold foil technique, with a central maritime vignette of turbulent open seas rendered in high-relief intaglio. An oval portrait medallion at right and the national arms cartouche at left flank the composition, while '100' numerals occupy all four corners within foliate guilloche frames. The inscriptions record the nation's independence commemoration and issuing authority across the upper and lower panels. |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1981 MINISTRY OF FINANCE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
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