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30 Dollars Colorful tropic sights
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Value | 30 Dollars (30 XCD) |
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| Obverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1981 Minister of Finance 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
| Reverse description | The reverse, struck in silver-toned relief embossing on gold foil, presents two naturalistic vignettes side by side: at left, a pair of Mountain Doves perched among foliage, and at centre-right, a Tree of Life rendered in fine relief with tropical blossoms extending to the right margin. Floral and foliate scroll borders frame the composition on all sides, with denomination numerals '30' in shield-shaped cartouches at the upper corners and circular cartouches at the lower corners. The inscription 'THIRTY DOLLARS' appears in a ruled panel along the lower border. |
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Antigua & Barbuda gained full independence on 1 November 1981, and this gold foil piece was issued in direct commemoration of that event — it is a souvenir item, not a circulating banknote, despite carrying a denomination. The "30 Dollars" face value nominally reflects thirty years of associated statehood preceding independence, a dating conceit used across several Caribbean commemorative issues of the period.
Gold foil novelty notes of this type were produced in quantity for the tourist and collector trade throughout the early 1980s, with several newly independent Eastern Caribbean states issuing near-identical formats through the same promotional channels. Intrinsic numismatic interest is limited.