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30 Dollars Long-legged wader
| 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 note struck on a dark substrate, with a central vignette of a coastal landscape rendered in high-relief embossing, showing layered headlands, shoreline, and wading birds in the foreground. The national arms of Antigua and Barbuda appear in an oval medallion at the left, with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in an oval medallion at the right; denomination numerals '30' occupy all four corners within ornate foliate cartouches. Below the central vignette, a facsimile signature appears above the title 'Minister of Finance', with the denomination panel 'THIRTY DOLLARS' set in a bordered cartouche along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 Black-Necked Stilt 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
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Antigua and Barbuda achieved full independence on 1 November 1981, and this gold foil issue was produced as a commemorative rather than a circulating note — one of several denominations released to mark the occasion. The "Long-legged wader" designation refers to the series theme of Caribbean wildlife, a deliberate choice to distinguish these commemoratives from standard currency while still assigning face values.
Gold foil issues of this type were never intended for day-to-day use and were sold directly to collectors. Surviving examples with intact foil surfaces and no delamination are harder to find than the original print run would suggest — foil-based substrates from this period age poorly under improper storage.