| Obverse description |
Purple print; light blue underprint; black serial numbers. Bust of Queen Elizabeth II at left, head turned right, wearing George IV State Diadem. Watermark area at right. |
| Obverse lettering |
THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1965 THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FIFTY CENTS Minister for Finance Commissioner of Currency $1/2 |
| Reverse description |
Multicolour print. Two standing women in Straw Market in Nassau, Bahamas. Flowers at left, Bahamas coat of arms of the Bahamas at right. |
| Reverse lettering |
THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT FIFTY CENTS STRAW MARKET $1/2 EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED.
(Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Signature(s) |
Stafford Lofthouse Sands, George V. E. Higgs, Carlton Elisha Francis, G. W. Smiley Butler, |
| Protection type |
Watermark |
| Protection description |
Shellfish |
| Variants |
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| Numisquare ID |
4798522350 |
| Comments |
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