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1 Dollar Christopher Columbus
| Uitgever | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1992 |
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| Waarde | 1 Dollar |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Multicolour intaglio and letterpress print on a multicolour guilloche underprint; a front-facing bust vignette of Christopher Columbus occupies the right portion of the note, with the Quincentennial commemorative logo at left. The Central Bank of the Bahamas logo is incorporated into a see-through register feature at centre. Serial numbers are printed in black. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER UNDER THE CENTRAL BANK OF BAHAMAS ACT 1974 FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ONE DOLLAR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BAHAMAS FIRST LANDFALL 1492 QUINCENTENNIAL Governor $1 CANADIAN BANKNOTE COMPANY LIMITED |
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The 1992 date is the key to this note's existence: it was issued specifically to mark the quincentenary of Columbus's first landfall in the Americas in 1492. The Bahamas has a legitimate claim to that history — San Salvador Island is the most widely accepted candidate for the site of the October 12 landing, though the precise island has never been settled definitively among scholars.
The Canadian Bank Note Company produced this as a commemorative issue alongside the standard circulation series, which means surviving examples vary widely in handling — some were spent without a second thought, others pulled from circulation immediately.