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2 Dollars - Charles III Bluebird
| Issuer | Bermuda Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Size | 145 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of a Bermuda Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis bermudensis) perched on a leafy branch occupies the central and lower registers, rendered in vivid blue, orange, and white tones against a pale guilloche underprint with floral motifs. In the upper portion, a transparent polymer window incorporates a security element with a stylised wave and fish motif, accompanied by a butterfly vignette and the numeral $2 to the right. A small intaglio portrait of King Charles III appears at the lower left corner, with the issuer name and denomination lettering printed across the upper field. |
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| Reverse description | The lower register presents a detailed vignette of Hamilton's waterfront architecture, including the distinctive Sessions House with its Italianate clock tower and twin turrets, alongside the statue of Neptune holding a trident, all rendered in deep blue intaglio against a light guilloche underprint with butterfly and floral elements. The upper portion repeats the transparent polymer window security element with the wave, humpback whale, and fish motif visible from both sides. The denomination numeral $2 appears at the lower left and upper left in underprint. |
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Bermuda's switch to polymer for this 2024 issue reflects a broader regional shift toward substrate durability in small-island jurisdictions where humidity and salt air degrade cotton-linen paper rapidly. De La Rue has been printing Bermuda's currency since the Authority's establishment in 1969, and this continuation of that relationship into polymer production is notable — TDLR's polymer platform competes directly with Note Printing Australia's Guardian substrate, and Bermuda's adoption here signals confidence in the British supplier's newer technology.
TBB#237 makes this one of the most recently catalogued Bermuda issues on record at time of listing.