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30 Dollars Hermit of the sea
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Gold foil non-circulating note issued to commemorate Antiguan independence in November 1981, with an embossed central vignette of a coastal landscape rendered in relief against a dark background. The national arms appear in an oval medallion at the left border, while a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is set within a matching oval at the right; floral and foliate corner ornaments frame the composition throughout. The denomination "THIRTY DOLLARS" is inscribed in a cartouche along the lower border, flanked by guilloche rosettes, with the Minister of Finance signature line printed below the central scene. |
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| Reverse description | Gold foil reverse with an embossed central vignette of a White-spotted Octopus rendered in raised relief against a fine horizontal-line underprint field, evoking an underwater seabed setting. Laurel wreath columns flank the left and right margins, with the denomination numeral "30" repeated in each corner within ornamental roundels. The inscription "THIRTY DOLLARS" appears in a lower border cartouche, and the species name "White-spotted Octopus" is lettered within the central scene. |
| Reverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 White-spotted Octopus 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
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