Catalog
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II B Series
| Issuer | Cayman Islands Currency Board |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Size | 156 × 66 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on multicolour guilloche underprint. The Cayman Islands Coat of Arms appears at upper centre, flanked by a treasure chest vignette at left and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right. Denomination numerals are placed in all four corners, with issuer and legal tender inscriptions across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Green on multicolour underprint. A schooner under sail is rendered in the central vignette against a view of George Town harbour, with a coral formation to the left. The issuer's name appears in a legend above, with the denomination indicated at right and below. |
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The B Series was introduced by the Cayman Islands Currency Board in 1991 to replace the A Series, which had circulated since the islands established their own currency in 1972 — a direct consequence of Cayman's decision to remain a British Crown Colony rather than join the Jamaican independence arrangement. That choice gave the islands political and monetary autonomy that proved instrumental to building one of the Caribbean's dominant offshore financial centres.
Thomas De La Rue printed the full B Series run in London. The watermark is the sole security feature on this note, which is modest by the standards De La Rue was applying to other clients' issues by the early 1990s.