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50 Dollars Watermark pineapple
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1988-1999 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF JAMAICA FIFTY DOLLARS SAMUEL SHARPE ISSUED UNDER THE BANK OF JAMAICA ACT GOVERNOR OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF JAMAICA FIFTY DOLLARS DOCTOR'S CAVE BEACH THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED |
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The pineapple watermark on this series was a deliberate departure from the portrait watermarks common across Caribbean issues of the period — the fruit carried no political baggage and tied directly to Jamaica's agricultural export identity. Thomas De La Rue printed the series across an eleven-year run, which accounts for the range of signature combinations collectors encounter on P#73; at least four distinct signature pairings exist, reflecting successive Governors and Finance Ministers through the late Manley and early Patterson administrations.
Notes dated toward the end of the run show subtle paper quality variation, a known characteristic of De La Rue stock sourced during that transitional period in their security paper supply chain.