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70 Dollars, Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Cayman Islands Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a colour portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, in a mature likeness, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint incorporating a faint map of the Cayman Islands. The royal cypher ER with dates 1952–2022 appears above the portrait, flanked by the Cayman Islands coat of arms. Denomination numerals $70 appear at upper right and lower left in gold, with the legend SEVENTY DOLLARS in large letterpress across the lower centre; two facsimile signatures — Minister of Finance and Managing Director — are printed below the central vignette. |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Hologram, Watermark |
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The 70 Dollar denomination was issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, making it a commemorative piece rather than a routine addition to the circulating series. Denominations of this face value are rare in any currency — 70 is not a figure that emerges from practical monetary arithmetic, which is precisely the point. It was never intended as a working note.
De La Rue's Basingstoke plant produced it on polymer substrate, part of the broader industry shift away from cotton-linen paper that the Cayman Islands had already adopted for earlier issues. Polymer survivability largely makes the commemorative argument moot from a preservation standpoint, but the denomination alone ensures most examples went straight into collector hands.