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30 Dollars Colorful reef fish
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Gold foil note issued to commemorate the independence of Antigua and Barbuda in November 1981, with the entire design executed in raised relief against a dark background. The central vignette presents an embossed coastal landscape with undulating terrain, flanked on the left by an oval containing the national coat of arms and on the right by an oval portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The denomination "30" appears in each corner within ornate cartouches, and the lower centre bears a facsimile signature over the title "Minister of Finance" above the value tablet "THIRTY DOLLARS". |
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| Reverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 Fan Worms / Squirrelfish / Blackbar Soldierfish / Boulder Coral 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
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Antigua and Barbuda gained full independence from Britain on 1 November 1981, and this gold foil piece was issued to mark the occasion — one of a short series of commemorative "notes" denominated in dollars but never intended for circulation. The foil format was produced by a handful of specialist manufacturers in the early 1980s catering specifically to the nascent commemorative collector market, and Caribbean island governments were among the most enthusiastic clients.
Not legal tender in any practical sense. The $30 face value was arbitrary, chosen to give the piece nominal monetary standing without corresponding to any standard denomination in actual use.