Catalog
5 Dollars L.1960, small guilloche
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Reference(s) | P#56 |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF JAMAICA FIVE DOLLARS NORMAN MANLEY ISSUED UNDER THE BANK OF JAMAICA LAW 1960 THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED |
| Reverse description | The reverse centres on a detailed intaglio vignette of the Old Parliament Building, rendered in a dark purple-brown tone against an intricately engraved guilloche border; the building is depicted in a three-quarter perspective with its distinctive colonial architecture, verandas, and surrounding fence clearly articulated. Denomination numerals appear in each corner within ornate frames, and the building's name and dates are inscribed below the central vignette. |
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Jamaica gained full independence in August 1962, but the Bank of Jamaica wasn't established until May 1961 — created in anticipation of that independence specifically to assume the currency functions previously held by the Bank of England-supervised Currency Board. The "L.1960" designation on this note refers to the Bank of Jamaica Law of 1960, the enabling legislation, not a date of printing or issue.
The "small guilloche" distinction separates this from the earlier P#55 printing and reflects a modification to the lathe-work pattern on the face — a minor but cataloguable security alteration, not a printing error.