1 Dollar

Features

Issuer	The Bahamas
Issuing bank	Central Bank of The Bahamas
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	2017
Value	1 Dollar 1 BSD = USD 1.00
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	156 × 67 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 204945
References	P# 77 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes). , TBB# 349a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

Series: CRISP Evolution

Obverse

Multicolour print and underprint. Black and red ascending serial numbers.

Front-facing bust of Sir Lynden O. Pindling at right, lignum vitae flower (Guaiacum sp.) at centre, map of the Bahamas at centre-left.

See-through feature at lower left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Central Bank of The Bahamas
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER
UNDER THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS ACT 2000
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
ONE DOLLAR
SERIES 2017
GOVERNOR
$1
One Dollar
SIR LYNDEN O. PINDLING

Reverse

Multicolour print and underprint.

Drum Major, in full regalia, leading the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s marching band. Band members at lower right. Coat of arms of the Bahamas at lower left.

Security thread windowed into four pieces.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
One Dollar
Central Bank
of The Bahamas
$1

Watermark

Sir Lynden O. Pindling and numeral $1

Signature

John A. Rolle (JAR), Governor of Central Bank of The Bahamas

Printer

Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)

Comments

There is a security strip windowed into four pieces on the reverse. The strip is holographic with colour changing features.

Under backlight the entire strip can be seen. Repeated on it is “$1” and “ONE”.

On the obverse at the upper right there is a “$1” which appears if the note is tilted.

On the reverse there is a pale blue iridescent ink strip. On it can be seen “$1” and “CBB”.

UV activity (365nm), on the reverse the iridescent ink strip absorbs UV at 365nm.

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Date	Signatures	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2017	JAR					P# 77 var. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Specimen (No overprint)	0.4%
2017	JAR					P# 77 var. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Specimen (Red overprint)	0.18%
2017	JAR	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.90	$ 3.00	P# 77a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Issued note	91%
2017	JAR					P# 77r Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).	Replacement (Z prefix)	1.6%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 132 Lot 3414	17 Jul 2024	2017 JAR – P# 77a – Issued note	UNC (PMG 66 EPQ)	USD 7.98 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 132 Lot 3415	17 Jul 2024	2017 JAR – P# 77a – Issued note	UNC	USD 5.70 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 151 Lot 1847	25 Feb 2025	2017 JAR – P# 77a – Issued note	AU	Unsold
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