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In 2021, here on CCF, I presented an e-exhibit of the $1.00 Notes from The Bahamas. (Note: I recently updated the exhibit with a Series 2024 note.) You can see the e-exhibit here: Commems Collection Currency: Bahamas $1 Notes. That exhibit was based on a physical exhibit that I displayed at several local and regional coin shows. I stated in that thread that I was interested in the Fifty Cent Notes of The Bahamas, and that I might someday pursue a collection of them. Well, I decided to move ahead with such a collection, and herein present my Type collection in the same format that I used for my $1.00 Notes. My plan is to post one type note per day. And now, without further adieu... Introduction
The Bahamas has issued a circulating Fifty Cents Note periodically since 1966. The issues haven't been as numerous as other denominations, but the notes have been updated along the way to reflect the aging of Queen Elizabeth II as well as new banknote technologies. As I stated in my Bahamas $1 Notes e-exhibit, I recognize that the notes presented aren't particularly rare or valuable, but I believe they make for an interesting collection because of their unusual denomination for paper money (vs. coins). The Bahamas is not the only nation to have issued 50-Cent notes - dozens of countries on every continent have issued a 50-Cent note at one time or another - but The Bahamas appears to be alone in continuing to issue new, updated "half unit" notes. With the Queen's passing in 2022, and the move away from the Monarch's portrait on most of the other denominations of Bahamas Notes, it would seem The Bahamas' 50 Cents Notes may have come to a fork in the road: Discontinuation or New Issue with the portrait of an important local figure (as with larger denominations). I will be watching to see which path is followed. This e-exhibit presents a complete Type Set* of the $0.50 banknotes issued for The Bahamas between 1966 and today; there have been five different design types issued. * My Type Set provides an example of each major Design Type / Series, it does not include all signature combinations. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Series 1965/66


 SignaturesMinister for Finance: Stafford Lofthouse Sands Commissioner of Currency: George V. E. Higgs
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Edited by commems 04/09/2025 08:58 am
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Fantastic! Going to be a another good show. 
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Pillar of the Community
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That note looks great and a nice one to have, I may have to look into that.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Series 1968


SignaturesChairman of Bahamas Monetary Authority: Leslie Hammond Manager of Bahamas Monetary Authority: Timothy Baswell Donaldson
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Lovely example! 
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Very nice! 
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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These are fabulous looking notes. I'm looking forward to seeing the remainder of your collection. 
Take a look at my other hobby ... https://www.jk-dk.artToo many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time.
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 -always enjoy seeing notes from the Bahamas!
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
  United States
11255 Posts |
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
Edited by commems 04/13/2025 08:57 am
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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CRISP $0.50 Note Brochure from Central Bank of Bahamas
The CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Protocol) was introduced via the Bahamas' $10 note in 2005; each denomination has its own set of distinct CRISP features and first appeared on the $0.50 denomination via the Series 2019 note. One of the technology's primary goals was to prevent counterfeiters from taking a lower denomination note and making it a higher denomination (e.g., a $0.50 note converted into a $5 or $50). The Central Bank of the Bahamas printed a brochure about the new note at the time of its release to help Bahamians better understand the features of the new notes and to help them identify what would be seen on a genuine note.

 A downloadable PDF file of the brochure can be found here: THE HALF DOLLAR BANKNOTE
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Edited by commems 04/13/2025 09:40 am
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Boy does the Queen look young in those 2019 notes. Nice collection, congrats
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Quote: Boy does the Queen look young in those 2019 notes. Nice collection, congrats I agree! It seems the folks at the Central Bank definitely turned back the clock a bit for their selected QEII portrait.
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