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5 Dollars
| Issuer | British Caribbean Territories Currency Board |
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| Year | 1950-1951 |
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| Printer | Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company, Limited, New Malden, Surrey, England |
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| Obverse description | Right-side vignette bears an intaglio portrait of King George VI in three-quarter view within a fine guilloche oval border. To the left, a vignette of the Caribbean Sea region with a rolled navigational map and tropical palm foliage in the background. The heading reads 'THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES EASTERN GROUP' at top, with 'FIVE DOLLARS' in bold central lettering; the denomination '$5' appears at each upper corner and the date and serial number are printed in the left field below the title. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green intaglio and is dominated by a central guilloche panel bearing the diagonal inscription 'THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES' with 'EASTERN GROUP' at the foot. Surrounding the central field are four territorial coats of arms: Barbados at top centre with a supporting vignette of Neptune, Leeward Islands and British Guiana to the lower left, and Windward Islands and Trinidad & Tobago to the right, each labelled with its territory name. 'FIVE DOLLARS' appears as a bold central heading above the guilloche panel, with '$5' repeated at each side. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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