3 dollars 1968 — Bahamas ( Pick: 28a )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 3 dollars issued in the Bahamas in 1968. It is cataloged under Pick number 28a. The note features a front side design classified as Variant a: Issued note.
The banknote has a color scheme of red on a multicolored underprint. It is printed on paper and measures 156 x 67 mm. The signatures on the note are from Edgar Leslie Hammond and Timothy Baswell Donaldson. It was produced by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited.
Details such as the amount produced are not specified. The Bahamas transitioned to a new currency system in 1966, marking a change in its monetary practices.
The banknote has a color scheme of red on a multicolored underprint. It is printed on paper and measures 156 x 67 mm. The signatures on the note are from Edgar Leslie Hammond and Timothy Baswell Donaldson. It was produced by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited.
Details such as the amount produced are not specified. The Bahamas transitioned to a new currency system in 1966, marking a change in its monetary practices.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Edgar Leslie Hammond, Timothy Baswell Donaldson
- Date of issue
- 1968
- Printing office
- Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red on multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 156 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 28a
About this banknote
The Bahamas Monetary Authority issued the 3-dollar banknote in 1968, following the enactment of the Bahamas Monetary Authority Act of the same year. This note was part of the first series introduced by the Authority, which was established to oversee the nation's currency issuance.
The front of the note features a left-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing King George IV's state diadem, with a conch shell watermark to the right. The reverse displays the Yellow Elder flower, the national flower of the Bahamas, alongside an image of sunbathers on Paradise Beach and the country's coat of arms. Printed by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited, the note measures 156 x 67 mm and includes a solid security thread.
