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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coronation Anniversary
| Issuer | Bermuda Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Size | 140 × 68 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY FIFTY DOLLARS $50 FIFTY DOLLARS |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation, this note was a deliberate commemorative issue rather than a routine circulation replacement — the Bermuda Monetary Authority had already issued its standard 2000-series $50 notes, and this was a separate, limited addition to that run. De La Rue's production for Bermuda at this period was high quality but not technically experimental; the security specification here is relatively modest by early 2000s standards, with no optically variable ink or other features that were becoming common on higher-value commemoratives elsewhere.
Coronation anniversary notes are frequently hoarded uncirculated, which makes worn examples the genuinely unusual survivors in this case.