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50 Dollars
| Issuer | Pitcairn Islands (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 ESSAY SPECIMEN Pitcairn Islands 2017 50 50 FIFTY DOLLARS GABRISBANKNOTE |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Pitcairn has no indigenous banking infrastructure and no formal currency of its own — the island uses New Zealand dollars in daily life, making this 50 Dollar note a collector issue pure and simple. It was never intended for circulation among Pitcairn's population, which at the time of issue numbered fewer than fifty people.
Gabris, a Slovak designer and engraver who has produced fantasy and semi-official notes for a number of small or dependent territories, handled both design and engraving here — an unusual consolidation of roles that reflects the boutique nature of the commission rather than any institutional printing house involvement.