Banknotes from The Bahamas

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a country located on the Lucayan Archipelago north of Cuba and east of Florida. It has an advanced economy based on financial offshoring and tourism. The Bahamas became a British Crown Colony in 1718, after the islands mainly served as a hideout for pirates the century before. It became self-ruling in 1964 and fully independent in 1973. The Bahamas replaced the British Pound with its own Dollar at par with the U.S. Dollar in 1966. Because the exchange rate was set at 7 Shillings per Dollar, coins of 15 Cents and banknotes of 3 Dollars were introduced because they were roughly worth a Shilling and a Pound respectively. The Bahamas have a population of 400,000.
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Victoria (1837-1901)

5 Shillings - Victoria
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series

P# A1, N# 274488
5 Shillings (Black)
1897

Standard banknote: 1897 series

P# A4B, N# 274492
5 Shillings (Blue)
1897-1902

Standard banknote: 1897 series

P# A5, N# 318098
10 Shillings - Victoria (Red)
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series

P# A2, N# 318096
10 Shillings - Victoria (Blue)
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series
208 × 101 mm
P# A3, N# 274497
10 Shillings - Victoria (Brown)
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series

P# A4, N# 318097
1 Pound
1868-1869

Standard banknote: 1869 series

P# A9, N# 318102
1 Pound
1869

Standard banknote: 1869 series
142 × 76 mm
P# A10, N# 274482
1 Pound - Victoria
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series

P# A4A, N# 274496
1 Pound (Blue)
ND (1900-1909)

Standard banknote: 1897 series

P# A7, N# 318099
5 Pounds
1869

Standard banknote: 1869 series
142 × 75 mm
P# A11, N# 274484

Edward VII (1901-1910)

4 Shillings
1906-1917

Standard banknote: 1906 series
132 × 60 mm
P# A8, N# 274493
1 Pound (Black)
ND (1906)

Standard banknote: 1906 series

P# A8A, N# 318100
1 Pound (Green)
ND (1906)

Standard banknote: 1906 series

P# A8B, N# 318101

George V (1910-1936)

4 Shillings
1919

Standard banknote
123 × 66 mm
P# 1, N# 253961
4 Shillings
1919

Standard banknote: 1919 Currency Note Act
182 × 78 mm
P# 2, N# 253962
4 Shillings - George V
ND (1930)

Standard banknote: 1930 ND Series
151 × 83 mm
P# 5, N# 229007
10 Shillings
1919

Standard banknote: 1919 Currency Note Act
182 × 78 mm
P# 3, N# 253963
10 Shillings - George V
ND (1930)

Standard banknote: 1930 ND Series
150 × 83 mm
P# 6, N# 253965
1 Pound
1919

Standard banknote: 1919 Currency Note Act
180 × 77 mm
P# 4, N# 253964
1 Pound - George V
ND (1919)

Trial banknote

N# 295228
1 Pound - George V
ND (1930)

Standard banknote: 1930 ND Series
150 × 83 mm
P# 7, N# 253966

House of Windsor • George VI (1936-1952)

Available for swap 4 Shillings - George VI
ND (1936)

Standard banknote: 1936 ND Series
151 × 83 mm
P# 9, N# 232654
10 Shillings - George VI
ND (1936)

Standard banknote: 1936 ND Series
151 × 84 mm
P# 10, N# 274510
1 Pound - George VI
ND (1936)

Standard banknote: 1936 ND Series
153 × 84 mm
P# 11, N# 274516
5 Pounds - George VI
ND (1936)

Standard banknote: 1936 ND Series
153 × 84 mm
P# 12, N# 274523

House of Windsor • Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

4 Shillings - Elizabeth II
ND (1953)

Standard banknote: 1953 ND Series
151 × 84 mm
P# 13, N# 224016
10 Shillings - Elizabeth II
ND (1953)

Standard banknote: 1953 ND Series
151 × 84 mm
P# 14, N# 274526
1 Pound - Elizabeth II
ND (1953)

Standard banknote: 1953 ND Series
151 × 84 mm
P# 15, N# 274528
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II
ND (1953)

Standard banknote: 1953 ND Series
153 × 83 mm
P# 16, N# 274530
Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 17, N# 220971
Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 26, N# 207175
Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
ND (1984)

Standard banknote: 1984 ND Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 42, N# 213532
Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
2001

Standard banknote: 2001 Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 68, N# 204942
Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
2019

Standard banknote: CRISP Evolution
156 × 67 mm
TBB# 348a, P# 77A, N# 201541
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 18, N# 224078
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 27, N# 209653
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1974

Standard banknote: 1974 Central Bank Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 35, N# 205644
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (White border)
ND (1984)

Standard banknote: 1984 ND Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 43, N# 203959
Available for swap 1 Dollar (Christopher Columbus)
1992

Commemorative note: Quincentennial of First Landfall of Columbus
156 × 67 mm
P# 50, N# 214146
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Without white border)
ND (1992)

Standard banknote: 1992 ND Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 51, N# 224083
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1996

Standard banknote: 1996 Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 57, N# 207181
Available for swap 1 Dollar
2001

Standard banknote: 2001 Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 69, N# 209297
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
2002

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 70, N# 229031
Available for swap 1 Dollar
2008-2015

Standard banknote: CRISP
156 × 67 mm
P# 71, P# 71A, TBB# 337a, TBB# 344a, N# 202239
Available for swap 1 Dollar
2017

Standard banknote: CRISP Evolution
156 × 67 mm
P# 77, TBB# 349a, N# 204945
3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 19, N# 219355
Available for swap 3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 28, N# 205620
Available for swap 3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
ND (1984)

Standard banknote: 1984 ND Series
156 × 67 mm
P# 44, N# 212768
Available for swap 3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
2019

Standard banknote: CRISP Evolution
156 × 67 mm
TBB# 350a, N# 215575

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