Catalog
50 Dollars Polymer
| Issuer | Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Printer | De La Rue Currency, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 50 TOGETHER WE ASPIRE TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE FIFTY DOLLARS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENTRAL BANK ACT CHAP.79:02. SERIES 2020 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GOVERNOR |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 CENTRAL BANK OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 50 FIFTY DOLLARS 50 |
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Trinidad and Tobago was among the earlier Caribbean states to adopt polymer substrate for its higher denominations, and this 2020 issue marks a deliberate modernization push by the Central Bank following years of counterfeiting pressure on the cotton-paper series. De La Rue's Cayman polymer platform underpins the note, combining the clear window with optically variable ink in a security package then considered robust for regional circulation volumes.
P#64A is the first polymer variant in the 50-dollar denomination — the same value had previously circulated only on paper stock since the 1985 series reset.