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Information:
| Rarity | B - Uncommon |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1965 | Specimen | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#22s |
| Country | Bahamas |
| Period | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Currency | Dollars - Elizabeth II |
| Denomination | 10 Dollars - Elizabeth II |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing entity | Bahamas Government |
| Year | 1965 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 156x67 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textTHE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1965
THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
TEN
DOLLARS
Minister for Finance Commissioner of Currency
$10
Obverse symbolDark blue print; yellow and pink underprint; black serial numbers.
Bust of Queen Elizabeth II at left, head turned right, wearing George IV State Diadem. Watermark area at right.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textTHE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT
TEN
DOLLARS
FLAMINGOES
$10
EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED.
Reverse symbolMulticolour print.
American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) standing in water at centre, trees in background. Flowers at left, coat of arms of the Bahamas at right.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1965 | Signatures: SLS, GVEH | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1965 | Signatures: CEF, GVEH, GWSB | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1965 | Specimen | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1965 | Specimen with corners overprint (de la Rue). Collector series | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||