East Caribbean States 20 Dollars (2012) (PD810421) UNC

20 Dollars (2012) (Obverse: Effigy of the Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara and a necklace (De La Rue engraving from a photo. Date of the portrait: 1977; Photographer: Peter Grugeon). Green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus) hummingbird collecting pollen from flowers. Turtle. Fish. Eastern Caribbean Central Bank building (Basseterre, St. Kitts). Silver foil intaglio overprint with butterfly and '$20 ECCB'. Reverse: Government House in Montserrat. Map of the Eastern Caribbean with compass rose in silver metallic ink in the background. Fragrant Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) in Grenada; Fishes. Watermark: Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II; Electrotype "ECCB"; Reinforced cornerstones. Security features: Consecutively running black vertical and ascending black horizontal serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote. Serial numbers, denominational block "20" (front) and parts of the design (back) fluoresce while being exposed to ultraviolet light. Fishes in golded iridescent ink in the centre on the reverse. Segmented (windowed) on the obverse, positioned vertically, 3 mm wide metallic copper colored Windowed Facet® security thread with demetalized 'ECCB' and an image of a turtle. See-through element with three fishes on both side of the banknote. Tactile feature: There is a Braille feature marking executed in a raised ink on the lower left edge of the obverse featuring a cricket theme in the form of balls, bails and stumps to enable physical identification of the note for the visually impaired and the blind people. Main colour: Purple. Issuer: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Artist: De La Rue. Engraver: De La Rue. Signature: Sir Kenneth Dwight Venner (Governor, December 1989 – November 2015). Date of Issue: 2012. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: De La Rue) (Serial # PD810421) UNC

Dimensions: 145 x 69 mm

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Catalogue Number: P-53b

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)