Catalog
50 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Size | 156 x 67 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a central vignette of the Central Bank of The Bahamas building rendered in brown intaglio, framed by palm trees and the national coat of arms at right. The issuer's name 'The Central Bank of The Bahamas' appears at upper centre in dark lettering, with 'Fifty Dollars' inscribed at lower left and the denomination numeral '$50' at upper left and lower right. The background carries a fine multicolour guilloche pattern in green and gold tones, with the printer's imprint visible at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | The Central Bank of The Bahamas Fifty Dollars $50 CENTRAL BANK BUILDING |
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The Central Bank of the Bahamas has maintained an unusually stable relationship with De La Rue across its modern note series — this 2012 issue continues a printing arrangement that dates back to the earliest years of the institution, founded in 1974 following independence from Britain. The $50 sits at the high end of routine commercial circulation and consequently turns up used far less frequently than lower denominations; most examples encountered in collector material show light handling at best.
P#75A's security specification is notably modest for a high-denomination note of its period — watermark and thread only, without the foil patches or color-shifting ink that had become common among Caribbean issuers by the early 2010s.