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100 Dollars Sailing Ships
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | 23-karat gold foil note with a central silver foil vignette of Easton's Fleet raiding the Newfoundland Coast, rendered in relief with multiple full-rigged sailing vessels under sail. Ornate floral and foliate guilloche columns flank the central scene on both sides, with denomination numerals '100' at each corner within shield cartouches. The issuer legend 'GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA' appears in a banner across the top, and 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | Gold foil reverse carrying a large central silver foil vignette of a turbulent seascape with crashing ocean waves rendered in high relief. A circular medallion at the lower left bears the national coat of arms, while a portrait roundel at the right depicts a female effigy. The issuer legend and independence commemorative inscription appear across the top, a signature line for the Minister of Finance is positioned at the lower centre, and the denomination is repeated in each corner and along the bottom border. |
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One of a small number of foil "banknotes" issued by Caribbean microstates in the early 1980s, this piece sits firmly in the collector novelty category rather than genuine monetary issue. Antigua and Barbuda gained independence in November 1981, and several commemorative items — including foil notes — were produced to capitalize on that event and the collector market it briefly generated.
Legal tender status for these foil pieces was nominal at best. No serious attempt at circulation was ever made, and the $100 face value bore no relationship to the material cost or any transactional reality.