Catalog
20 Dollars
| Issuer | British Caribbean Territories Currency Board |
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| Year | 1950-1951 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars (20 BWI$) |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES EASTERN GROUP TWENTY DOLLARS FOR THE CURRENCY BOARD MEMBER CHAIRMAN MEMBER THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT $20 |
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| Reverse lettering | THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES EASTERN GROUP TWENTY DOLLARS $20 BARBADOS LEEWARD ISLANDS WINDWARD ISLANDS BRITISH GUIANA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FEDE CAUSTO |
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The British Caribbean Territories Currency Board was established in 1950 to provide a unified currency across Britain's Eastern Caribbean possessions following the dissolution of the separate colonial boards. This note belongs to the very first series issued under that arrangement — Pick 5 dates to 1950–51, meaning surviving examples come from the opening months of the board's existence.
Bradbury, Wilkinson's intaglio work on the series is competent but unremarkable. The $20 was a high-denomination workhorse, and circulated examples show heavy wear concentrated at the folds — unsurprising given commercial use across multiple island territories with no central point of redemption.