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100 Dollars Sailing Ships
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Size | 153 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 23K FRANCOIS L'OLLONOIS ATTACKS PUERTO CABALLOS ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Struck entirely in 23K gold foil bold relief, the reverse centres on a turbulent open seascape with rolling waves rendered in sculptural relief across the full width of the note. The national coat of arms within an oval medallion appears in the left margin, while a portrait medallion of a female figure occupies the right margin; denomination numerals '100' are set within ornate cartouches at all four corners. Elaborate foliate guilloche ornament flanks the value inscription along the bottom border, with the issuer and independence legends in raised lettering. |
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Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state in November 1981, and this 100 Dollar note was issued as part of the commemorative wave that accompanied independence — a legal tender instrument in form, though never intended for circulation. The .999 fine silver substrate pressed against 23-karat gold foil made that clear from the outset. Alan D'Estrehan, who handled a number of Caribbean commemorative designs in this period, produced the artwork.
The silver-and-gold laminate construction makes condition assessment genuinely different from paper — toning and delamination at the edges are the issues to check, not folds.