Catalog
20 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Pink intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint; a front-facing portrait vignette of Sir Milo B. Butler occupies the right, flanked at centre by a bougainvillea flower and at left by a map of the Bahamas. A bird-shaped colour-shifting metallic foil element is positioned at centre, a see-through registration device appears at lower left, and ascending red and black serial numbers are applied in letterpress. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Hologram |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The P#80 series marked a significant redesign for Bahamian paper currency, issued as the Central Bank pushed toward enhanced security specifications before eventually transitioning higher denominations to polymer. De La Rue's involvement here is unremarkable by regional standards — they've held the Bahamas contract through multiple series — but the holographic strip on this denomination represents a security tier previously reserved for the $50 and $100 in earlier Bahamian issues.
The $20 has historically been the workhorse denomination in Bahamian retail and tourism transactions, given the near-parity of the Bahamian dollar with the US dollar since the fixed exchange rate was established in 1973.