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.
Wikidata: Q778

Display options98 results found.
Order by: face value - ruling authority - type - date - reference
Results per page: 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 - 200

Pound (Before 1966)

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
5 Pounds
1869

Standard banknote: 1869 series
142 × 75 mm
P# A11, N# 274484
5 Shillings - Victoria
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series

P# A1, N# 274488
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 - Victoria
ND (1870)

Trial banknote: 1870 series

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

Standard banknote: 1897 series

P# A7, N# 318099
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
4 Shillings
1906-1917

Standard banknote: 1906 series
132 × 60 mm
P# A8, N# 274493
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
10 Shillings
1919

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

Standard banknote: 1930 ND Series
151 × 83 mm
P# 5, N# 229007
10 Shillings - George V
ND (1930)

Standard banknote: 1930 ND Series
150 × 83 mm
P# 6, N# 253965
1 Pound - George V
ND (1930)

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

Dollar (1966-date)

100 Cents = 1 Dollar

Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 17, N# 220971
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 18, N# 224078
3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 19, N# 219355
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Green)
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 20, N# 274531
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Orange)
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 21, N# 274532
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 22, N# 274534
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 23, N# 274536
50 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 24, N# 274538
100 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1965

Standard banknote: 1965 Currency Note Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 25, N# 274541
Available for swap 50 Cents - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 26, N# 207175
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 27, N# 209653
Available for swap 3 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 28, N# 205620
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 29, N# 223363
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 30, N# 223366
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 31, N# 223368
50 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 37 mm
P# 32, N# 223370
100 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1968

Standard banknote: 1968 Monetary Authority Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 33, N# 223371
Available for swap 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
1974

Standard banknote: 1974 Central Bank Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 35, N# 205644
Available for swap 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1974

Standard banknote: 1974 Central Bank Act
156 × 67 mm
P# 37, N# 221981
Available for swap 10 Dollars - Elizabeth II
1974

Standard banknote: 1974 Central Bank Act
156 × 37 mm
P# 38, N# 223030

A banknote is missing in the catalogue? Add it yourself!