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Auction: 391 - World Banknotes at NY INC
Lot: 43

British Caribbean Territories, specimen 100 dollars, 28th November 1950, serial number A/1 000000, the British Caribbean Currency Board was established in 1950 by the British government to standardize the currency system across British Caribbean territories. The participating territories included Barbados, British Guiana (now Guyana), British Honduras (now Belize), and the British Virgin Islands. The British Caribbean Currency Board played a vital role in issuing a unified currency known as the British West Indies dollar for these colonies.

A particularly rare and noteworthy artifact from this period is this specimen 100 dollars banknote, dated 28th November 1950, serial number A/1 000000, was issued by the British Caribbean Territories. Graded by PMG as 58 Choice About Uncirculated, this banknote stands out for its scarcity, with only one other banknote graded higher to date. The limited number of banknotes graded so far by PMG (3) further underscores its rarity.

Following the dissolution of the British Caribbean Currency Board in 1965, many Caribbean countries transitioned to issuing their own national currencies. This specimen 100 dollars note serves as a historical relic, preserving the memory of this phase in the Caribbean's monetary history and highlighting the scarcity of high-grade banknotes from this era.
(Pick 6s, BNB 106), in PMG holder 58 Choice About Uncirculated, only 1 note in higher grades at PMG

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