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30 Dollars Vivid underwater beauty
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Composition | Other (Gold Foil) |
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| Obverse lettering | 30 GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 30 INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1981 Minister of Finance 30 THIRTY DOLLARS 30 |
| Reverse description | The reverse, also executed in embossed gold foil on a black ground, presents a central rectangular vignette of an underwater reef scene with two Queen Triggerfish rendered in fine intaglio-style relief amid coral formations, sea fans, and two spiny Sea Urchins on the sandy floor. The denomination "30" appears in ornate cartouches at each corner surrounded by laurel and scroll borders, and the inscription "THIRTY DOLLARS" is set in a ruled panel at the base. |
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Antigua & Barbuda gained independence from Britain on 1 November 1981, and this gold foil piece was issued as part of the commemorative currency programme tied to that event. It is not legal tender in any conventional sense — these foil "notes" were produced as collectibles and never entered circulation.
The gold foil format was briefly fashionable among newly independent Caribbean states in the early 1980s, marketed primarily to overseas collectors rather than domestic users. Intrinsic numismatic interest is limited; demand has always been driven by the independence anniversary angle rather than any printing or monetary significance.