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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Green
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print over a yellow underprint, with black serial numbers flanking the note. A finely engraved portrait vignette of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem is positioned at left, rendered in detailed line engraving with guilloche patterning across the note field. The watermark zone is reserved at right, with the principal inscriptions and denominational panels arranged across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour print centred on a vignette of Government House, Nassau, with the statue of Christopher Columbus in the foreground. A floral motif occupies the left margin, while the coat of arms of the Bahamas is positioned at right, with denominational and issuer inscriptions arranged across the design. |
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The Bahamas Government series of 1965 was one of the last currency issues made under colonial administration before the Bahamas gained independence in 1973. Thomas De La Rue printed the full range, as they had for most British colonial territories throughout the postwar decades — the relationship was institutional rather than competitive. Pick 20 sits at the higher end of the denomination range for this issue, which means it circulated less freely than the smaller values and survived in better average condition as a result.
The watermark was the primary security measure, consistent with De La Rue's standard specification for colonial clients at the time.