20 Dollars (1974) (© Obverse: Effigy of the Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022). Map of the Eastern Caribbean archipelago. Two turtles. Reverse: Coastal village scenery near The Pitons volcanic plugs on Saint Lucia island with sailing boats and palm trees. Watermark: Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II in profile wearing a crown. Security features: Consecutively running black horizontal serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote. Solid, vertical, fully embedded 0.5 mm wide metallic security thread. Signatures: Nº10: As depicted: Vans T. LeBlanc (Chairman), L2R: Norris R. Cummings, Noel Oswald Walling, Cecil Albert Jacobs (Directors). Predominant colour: Purple. Artist: De La Rue. Engraver: De La Rue. Issuer: Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority. Date of issue: (1974). Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printing method: Intaglio (raised print). Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company, Limited (TDLR)) (Serial No: A25 591116) UNC
Dimensions: 150 x 71 mm
Region: East Caribbean States
Catalogue Number: P-15h (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B103-ca (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (lightly used, circulated with three light vertical folds) GRADING INFO
Texts: Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority. These notes are legal tender for the payment of any amount. Twenty Dollars. Anguilla. Antigua & Barbuda. Saint Christopher & Nevis. Montserrat. Dominica. St. Lucia. St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Grenada. Leeward Islands. Windward Islands. Les Pitons.
Remark: Grenada replaced Barbados in 1974, which was removed after participating in the monetary union during 1965–1972. Under the Eastern Caribbean Currency Agreement 1965, the British West Indies dollar was replaced at par by the Eastern Caribbean dollar and the British Caribbean Currency Board (BCCB) was replaced by the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA). British Guiana withdrew from the currency union in 1966. Grenada, which had used the Trinidad and Tobago dollar from 1964, re-joined the monetary union in 1968. Barbados withdrew from the East Caribbean currency union in 1972.
Dimensions: 150 x 71 mm
Region: East Caribbean States
Catalogue Number: P-15h (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B103-ca (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (lightly used, circulated with three light vertical folds) GRADING INFO
Texts: Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority. These notes are legal tender for the payment of any amount. Twenty Dollars. Anguilla. Antigua & Barbuda. Saint Christopher & Nevis. Montserrat. Dominica. St. Lucia. St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Grenada. Leeward Islands. Windward Islands. Les Pitons.
Remark: Grenada replaced Barbados in 1974, which was removed after participating in the monetary union during 1965–1972. Under the Eastern Caribbean Currency Agreement 1965, the British West Indies dollar was replaced at par by the Eastern Caribbean dollar and the British Caribbean Currency Board (BCCB) was replaced by the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA). British Guiana withdrew from the currency union in 1966. Grenada, which had used the Trinidad and Tobago dollar from 1964, re-joined the monetary union in 1968. Barbados withdrew from the East Caribbean currency union in 1972.
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