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30 Dollars Brilliance in the bushes
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Gold foil note issued to commemorate Antigua & Barbuda's independence in November 1981, with all design elements rendered in high-relief embossed gold against a dark background. The central vignette presents a panoramic coastal landscape with layered terrain, flanked by an oval cartouche bearing the national coat of arms at left and a portrait medallion of Queen Elizabeth II at right. Denomination numerals "30" appear in ornate circular frames at each corner, with a signature line for the Minister of Finance and the legend "THIRTY DOLLARS" in a bordered panel at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this gold foil commemorative note carries a large central vignette of a Caribbean Buckeye butterfly (Junonia evarete) with wings fully spread, resting among sprays of Petrea flowers, all executed in embossed relief on a dark ground. The denomination numeral "30" is repeated in ornamental frames at each corner, with floral and foliate border elements running along all sides. The issuer's name "GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA" arches across the upper border, and "THIRTY DOLLARS" is inscribed in a ruled panel along the lower margin. |
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Antigua & Barbuda gained independence on 1 November 1981, and this gold foil souvenir issue was produced to mark that occasion. It was never intended for circulation — commemorative novelty pieces of this type were sold directly to collectors and tourists, with the "30 Dollars" denomination functioning more as a face value convention than a spendable sum.
Gold foil notes from this period were typically produced by specialist manufacturers supplying newly independent Caribbean states, where the demand for independence memorabilia outpaced any practical monetary need.