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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries an intaglio portrait of a Bahamian statesman at right, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in red, orange, and green tones. At left, a vignette illustrates a horse-drawn carriage in front of a colonial-style building, with the Central Bank of the Bahamas seal below. The legal tender clause, denomination in words TWENTY DOLLARS, and the issuer inscription THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS appear in the upper and central areas, with the Governor's signature line beneath. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The 1974 Bahamian issue was among the first series produced after independence from Britain in 1973, requiring the Central Bank — itself only established in 1974 — to move quickly on a complete national currency. De La Rue had been printing Bahamian notes under the earlier Currency Board arrangement, so the transition was essentially a change in authorizing institution rather than a change in production chain.
The $20 denomination within this series is notably scarcer in circulation grades than the lower values, consistent with high-denomination hoarding patterns common across Caribbean issues of the period.