1 Dollar - Elizabeth II

Series: 1968 Monetary Authority Act

Obverse

Green print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers.

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II at left, head turned right, wearing George IV State Diadem. Watermark area at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BAHAMAS MONETARY AUTHORITY
ESTABLISHED BY THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT 1968
THSE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER UNDER
THE BAHAMAS MONETARY AUTHORITY ACT 1968
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
ONE
DOLLAR
Chairman Manager
$1

Reverse

Multicolour print.

Fish and corals at centre, flowers at left, coat of arms of the Bahamas at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BAHAMAS MONETARY AUTHORITY
ONE
DOLLAR
SEA GARDEN
$1
EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED.

Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.

Watermark

Shellfish

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Signatures

Leslie Hammond (LH)	Chairman of Bahamas Monetary Authority
Timothy Baswell Donaldson (TBD)	Manager of Bahamas Monetary Authority

Printer

See also

• Fish
• Marine invertebrate
• Monarch
• Flower

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
1968	LH, TBD				$ 3.90	$ 3.90	$ 6.60	$ 12	$ 15	$ 30	P# 27a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).			92%
1968	LH, TBD										P# 27r Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Replacement. Prefix Z		0.8%
1968	LH, TBD										P# 27s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen		0.4%
1968	LH, TBD										P# CS2 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen with punch hole. Collector series		0.8%
1968	LH, TBD										P# CS3 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen with punch hole, in blue presentation book. Collector series		0.4%

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	Katz Auction 147 Lot 2396	17 Dec 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 35.75 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 143 Lot 710	13 Nov 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 17.30 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 140 Lot 2190	22 Oct 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 47.28 (EUR 41.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 87 Lot 1131	21 Jun 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 33.44 (EUR 29.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 64 Lot 3012	17 Aug 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 29.98 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 62 Lot 1659	21 Jun 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 43.82 (EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 139 Lot 1022	5 Oct 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 16.15 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 170 Lot 561	23 Sep 2025	Undetermined	F	USD 5.77 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 178 Lot 2718	13 Dec 2025	Undetermined		Unsold
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	Katz Auction 167 Lot 831	19 Aug 2025	Undetermined		Unsold
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