Catalog
20 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is centred on an oval vignette of Nassau Harbour, rendered in steel-engraved intaglio, showing cruise ships docked along the waterfront with the city skyline beyond, captioned NASSAU HARBOUR below. The composition is framed by elaborate guilloche scrollwork in red and brown tones, with corner rosettes incorporating the Bahamian star motif. The Bahamas coat of arms appears at lower right, and the denomination inscription TWENTY DOLLARS runs along the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The 1974 Bahamian issue was among the first series produced after independence from Britain in 1973, requiring the Central Bank — itself only established in 1974 — to move quickly on a complete national currency. De La Rue had been printing Bahamian notes under the earlier Currency Board arrangement, so the transition was essentially a change in authorizing institution rather than a change in production chain.
The $20 denomination within this series is notably scarcer in circulation grades than the lower values, consistent with high-denomination hoarding patterns common across Caribbean issues of the period.