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5 Dollars Ascending serial numbers
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
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| Year | 1997-2001 |
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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Protection description | Caravel sailing ship watermark; vertical security thread with country name imprinted |
| Variants | P#63a - 1997 Printer: Thomas de la Rue signature title: red P#63b - 2001 Printer: De la Rue signature title: black |
| Comments |
The Central Bank of the Bahamas introduced ascending serial numbers as a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure in the late 1990s, part of a broader regional push among Caribbean issuers to upgrade security without undertaking a full redesign. De La Rue's involvement was longstanding — the Bahamas had relied on the London firm since independence in 1973, and this series continued that relationship rather than marking any structural shift in the currency program.
The security thread specification on P#63 is windowed rather than fully embedded, a detail that distinguishes it from the earlier P#44 issues in the same denomination.