5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Orange

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.