Orange print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers. Bust of Queen Elizabeth II at left, head turned right, wearing George IV State Diadem. Watermark area at right.
Reverse description
Multicolour print. Government House and statue of Christopher Columbus in Nassau, Bahamas at centre. Flower at left, coat of arms of the Bahamas at right.
Signature(s)
Timothy Baswell Donaldson, William Clifford Allen,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Shellfish
Obverse lettering
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER UNDER
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS ACT 1974
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
FIVE
DOLLARS
Governor
$5
Reverse lettering
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS
FIVE
DOLLARS
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
$5
COLUMBUS
1942
FORWARD UPWARD, ONWARD TOGETHER
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED.
