Catalog
5 Dollars - Charles III Blue marlin
| Issuer | Bermuda Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | A large intaglio vignette of a blue marlin leaping from the water dominates the centre and right of the note, set against an underprint of Easter lily blossoms in pale tones. A portrait of King Charles III appears in the lower left corner, with the date and two authorising signatures above it. To the upper left, a multi-colour optically variable security device in the form of a stylised wave/shell motif incorporates shifting imagery, while a numeral '$5' in purple appears to the upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY FIVE DOLLARS 5$ BLUE MARLIN THE NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER UNDER THE BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY ACT 1969 |
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Bermuda's switch to polymer for this series followed decades of paper issues printed by De La Rue — the same firm has produced Bermudian currency since the mid-twentieth century. The 2024 emission brings the territory in line with a broader Commonwealth trend toward polymer substrate, driven largely by durability in humid, salt-air environments where paper notes degrade faster than the regional average.
TBB#238 is among the earliest catalog entries for Charles III-era Caribbean and Atlantic territory notes, a cohort that will take years to fully document as colonial and dependent territory issues trickle through the replacement cycle.