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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Bahamas |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Brown and orange print over a multicolour guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents the Central Bank of the Bahamas building in Nassau, with the national coat of arms and the bank logo at right. A broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is rendered in the lower-left quadrant, and the watermark window is reserved at left. |
| Reverse lettering | THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS CENTRAL BANK FIFTY DOLLARS THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED. $50 FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER |
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The 1992 Bahamas 50 Dollar note was issued as part of a commemorative series marking the quincentenary of Columbus's 1492 landfall in the Americas — the Bahamas, specifically San Salvador Island, being the accepted site of first contact. The Central Bank used the occasion to release updated high-denomination notes rather than a purely commemorative issue, meaning these entered general circulation rather than sitting in souvenir folders.
De La Rue's production for the Bahamas through this period relied on relatively conservative security for a note of this value — the watermark being the primary embedded feature, with no metallic strip in this pick number.