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30 Dollars Famous and familiar wanderer
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Reverse description | Gold foil surface on a black substrate, with the central field occupied by a bold embossed vignette of two Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) resting on Lantana blossoms, executed in high-relief repoussé style with fine wing venation detail. The denomination numeral 30 appears in circular cartouches at all four corners framed by foliate guilloche borders, and the issuer title GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA runs along the upper register. Identificatory labels MONARCH BUTTERFLY and LANTANA are lettered within the central vignette, with THIRTY DOLLARS inscribed in the lower panel. |
| Reverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 Monarch Butterfly / Lantana 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
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Antigua and Barbuda gained full independence on 1 November 1981, and this gold foil souvenir issue was produced specifically to mark that occasion — a commemorative piece from the outset, never intended for circulation. The format belongs to a genre of philatelic-adjacent numismatic items that proliferated across newly independent Caribbean states in the early 1980s, typically sold to collectors rather than circulated through banking channels.
The "Famous and Familiar Wanderer" designation refers to the monarch butterfly migration series issued under this name. Gold foil notes of this type were produced by several manufacturers catering to the souvenir market, and their long-term collectibility has remained modest.