Catalog
5 Dollars Small numeral
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FIVE DOLLARS GOVERNOR SIR FRANK WORRELL PRIDE AND INDUSTRY $5 |
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| Protection type | Watermark, See-through register |
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The P47 series introduced the "small numeral" denomination style that distinguishes this type from the earlier large-figure issues — a subtle but catalogued difference that affects variety attribution more than collector premiums. De La Rue's Barbados work from this period used the same security thread specification across several Caribbean central bank contracts, which occasionally causes confusion when watermark characteristics are compared across territories.
Barbados had maintained a fixed exchange rate against the US dollar since 1975, at BDS$2.00 to US$1.00, so the note entered circulation in an unusually stable monetary environment — the printing was routine replenishment, not crisis response.