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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Orange
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1965 THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FIVE DOLLARS Minister for Finance Commissioner of Currency $5 |
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| Reverse lettering | THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT FIVE DOLLARS GOVERNMENT HOUSE $5 EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA COLUMBUS 1492 THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED. (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
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The Bahamas Government series of 1965 predates the establishment of the Central Bank of the Bahamas by six years — these were issued directly under Crown authority before independence in 1973, a colonial arrangement that made the Treasury rather than a central banking institution the responsible authority. De La Rue printed the series in London under that framework.
Pick 21 is known in two signature combinations, with the Francis, Higgs & Smiley-Butler variant being the later of the two. The shift in signatories reflects staff changes within the Currency Board rather than any reissue or policy change.