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30 Dollars Seafaring symbols
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Size | 152 × 69 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1981 Minister of Finance 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
| Reverse description | Silver-toned foil reverse with an embossed central vignette of three dolphins leaping through open ocean waves, with seabirds in flight above; the subject is labelled Dolphin within the design field. Ornate floral and foliate pilasters frame both vertical borders, and denomination numerals 30 appear in oval cartouches at each corner. The upper banner reads GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA and the lower panel carries the inscription THIRTY DOLLARS. |
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Antigua and Barbuda had been independent for less than a year when this note was issued — independence came on 1 November 1981, and commemorative currency followed almost immediately as the new government asserted its presence. The gold foil composition places this firmly outside normal circulating issues; it was produced as a collectible item from the outset, with no realistic expectation of handling tills or making change.
The Eastern Caribbean dollar was already the functional currency, handled through the East Caribbean Currency Authority. This 30-dollar denomination, denominated in a currency the government didn't actually control, occupies an awkward legal territory typical of these early-independence prestige pieces.