BERMUDA Paper Money ,
1883 to Present
 
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Chief of State:
Queen Elizabeth II
6.2.1952 - present
Governor:
Sir Richard H.T.Gozney
12.12.2007 - present
Head of Government:
Premier Ewart Brown
30.10.2006 - present


 

BERMUDA Banknotes, 1883 - Present

BERMUDA
GBR colony 22.3.1612; self-government 8.6.1968; independence referendum defeated 15.8.1995
GBR currency until 1914; CAN Halifax Merchant Bank from 1883-89 ; BMU 1914 to present

Foreign Bank Issue
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N.1, P.UNL  £1 1 Shilling on $5 1.7.1880		 Overprint on Canada P.S1184 1
Imprint: American Bank Note Company (ABNC)

Back Image Needed

Bermuda Government
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N.10S, P.1S  1 Pound 2.12.1914		 Imprint: American Bank Note Company (ABNC)

Back Image Needed
P.2  2 Shillings 6 Pence 1.8.1920 Images Needed
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 P.3b  5 Shillings ND(1935)
Imprint: Thomas de la Rue - London (TdlR)		 bmuP.3b5ShillingsND1935ABr.jpg
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P.4  10 Shillings 1920, 1935 Images Needed
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P.5  1 Dollar 30.9.1927
Imprint: Waterloo & Son - London (W&S)		 bmuP.51Dollar30.9.1927r.jpg
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P.6 - P.10  1- 10 Shillings 1937-39 Images Needed
BmuP.111Pound12.5.1937.jpg
P.11  1 Pound 12.5.1937
Imprint: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (BWC)		 BmuP.111Pound12.5.1937r.jpg
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P.12 - P.17  5 Shillings - £5 1941-47 Images Needed
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P.18a  5 Shillings 20.10.1952 * CL1
 Impint: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (BWC)		 BmuP.18a5Shillings20.10.1952r.JPG
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P.19  10 Shillings 1952-66 Images Needed
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P.20a  1 Pound 20.10.1952  *   CL1
 Imprint: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (BWC)		 BmuP.20a1Pound20.10.1952r.JPG
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P.21 - P.22  £5 - £10 1952-56 Images Needed
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'P.23a  1 Dollar 6.2.1970    TH		 bmuP.23a1Dollar6.2.1970THr.jpg
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P.24 - P.27  $5 - $50  6.2.1970 Images Needed

Bermuda Monetary Authority
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P.32as  50 Dollars 1.5.1974		 bmuP.32as50Dollars1.5.1974r.jpg
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P.33 - P.77  $20 - $100  1982-89 Images Needed
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P.38  50 Dollars 20.2.1989    OY		 bmuP.3850Dollars20.2.1989OYr.jpg
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P.39 - P.42  $10 - $100  1989-97 Images Needed
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P.43b  20 Dollars 13.5.1999    OY		 bmuP.43b20Dollars13.5.1999OYr.jpg
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P.44 - P.54  $5 - $100  1992-2000 Images Needed
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P.55a  100 Dollars 24.5.2000    OY		 bmuP.55a100Dollars24.5.2000OYr.jpg
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P.55 - P.56  $50 - $100  2000-03 Images Needed
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P. New  50 Dollars 7.5.2007    OY		 bmuP.New50Dollars7.5.2007OYr.jpg
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Commemorative Issues
This series features local scenes, flora and fauna with a new hibiscus watermark. The notes celebrate the 400th anniversary of Bermuda’s settlement by Sir George Somers as well as the 40th anniversary of the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
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P.New 2 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New2Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back  vertical display
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P.New 5 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New5Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
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P.New 10 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New10Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
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P.New 20 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New20Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
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P.New 50 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New50Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
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P.New 100 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New100Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
Later Issues Images Needed
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BACKGROUNDER
1   The Merchant Bank was founded in Canada in 1864 and later chartered as The Merchant Bank of Halifax in 1869.

It began operating an agent branch in Hamilton, Bermuda starting in March 1882. N.A. Butterfield & Son acted as the banks agent in Bermuda from 1882 until 1889 when the operation was sold to The Bank of Bermuda, Ltd.

During the period of operation it is known that Canada P.S1184  5 Dollars was overprinted for use in Bermuda and valued at 1 Guinea. No other foreign banknote issues have been reported.

The Merchant Bank of Halifax became the Royal Bank of Canada in 1901.

Bermuda modern issues (1970 on) are displayed with the addition of the words SPECIMEN in black as required by the central bank.

This designation does not indicate that these notes are SPECIMEN's as normally known by collectors but is required to conform to the permission letter we received from the central bank, The Bermuda Monetary Authority.

Banknotes with red SPECIMEN overprints are normal SPECIMEN notes as known by collectors.



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CL1  We gratefully acknowledge collector CL1 for these images.

*  These banknotes may be for sale by collector CL1.  17.10.2009

 TH    We gratefully acknowledge Tod Hunt  for submitting these images.

OY  We gratefully acknowledge Ömer Yalcinkaya for providing these images.

© Garry Saint, Esquire 1999-2009