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BERMUDA Banknotes, 1880's > Issues

• BERMUDA
History: GBR colony 22.3.1612; self-government 8.6.1968; independence referendum defeated 15.8.1995
The first banknotes attributable to Bermuda were thought to be issued in 1880's
Currency History: GBR currency until 1914; CAN Halifax Merchant Bank from 1883-89 ; BMU 1914 >

FOREIGN BANK ISSUES

Mercants Bank of Halifax
Copyrighted Image Protected - Write For Permission
N.1, P.UNL  £1 1 Shilling on 5 Dollars
ND( 1880's) old date 1.7.1880   AB		 Copyrighted Image Protected - Write For Permission
Back   [CAN  P.S1184] 1
Imprint: American Bank Note Co. N.Y. (ABNC)

Bermuda Government

N.5P, P.UNL  1 Pound Hamilton 2.11.1914 Series D
Unadopted design or colours    AB		 bmuN.10PP.UNL1Pound2.11.1914SeriesDunadopteddesigncoloursABr.jpg
  Back   Unadopted Colour
Imprint: American Bank Note Company Ottawa, Canada
bmuN.10P.1S1Pound2.12.1914.jpg
N.7P, P.UNL  1 Pound Hamilton 2.12.1914
Unadopted Colours    AB		 bmuN.10PP.UNL1Pound2.11.1914SeriesDunadopteddesigncoloursABr.jpg
  Back   Unadopted Colour
Imprint: American Bank Note Company Ottawa, Canada

N.10P, P.1P  1 Pound Hamilton 2.12.1914
 Proof on Card, adopted colours    AB

Back
 Adopted colours

N.10, P.1  1 Pound Hamilton 2.12.1914
 No. 002942    AB
Back
 

N.10, P.1  1 Pound Hamilton 2.12.1914
No. 004474    AB
Back
 
P.2  2 Shillings 6 Pence 1.8.1920 Images Needed

P.3b  5 Shillings ND(1935)
 Imprint: Thomas de la Rue - London (TdlR)   AB
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P.4  10 Shillings 1920, 1935 Images Needed
bmuP.51Dollar30.9.1927.jpg
P.5  1 Dollar 30.9.1927
 Imprint: Waterloo & Son - London (W&S)   AB		 bmuP.51Dollar30.9.1927r.jpg
Back
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P.6 - P.7 Images Needed
bmuP.8a5Shillings12.5.1937BV.jpg
P.8a  5 Shillings 12.5.1937    BV		 bmuP.8a5Shillings12.5.1937BVr.jpg
Back
P.9 Images Needed
bmuP.10b10Shilling12.5.1937PNC.jpg
P.10b  10 Shilling 12.5.1937    PNC		 bmuP.10b10Shilling12.5.1937PNCr.jpg
Back
BmuP.111Pound12.5.1937.jpg
P.11  1 Pound 12.5.1937
 Imprint: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (BWC)   AB		 BmuP.111Pound12.5.1937r.jpg
Back
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P.12 - P.13 Images Needed
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P.14  5 Shillings 17.2.1947    BV		 bmuP.145s1947rBV.jpg
Back
P.15 Images Needed
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P.16  £1 17.2.1947    BV		 bmuP.1611947rBV.jpg
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P.17 Images Needed
BmuP.18a5Shillings20.10.1952.JPG
P.18a  5 Shillings 20.10.1952 *   CL1
 Imprint: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (BWC)		 BmuP.18a5Shillings20.10.1952r.JPG
Back
 
bmuP.19b10s1957BV.jpg
P.19b  10 Shillings 1.5.1957    BV		 bmuP.19b10s1957rBV.jpg
Back
BmuP.20a1Pound20.10.1952.JPG
P.20a  1 Pound 20.10.1952
Prefix E/I  *   CL1		 BmuP.20a1Pound20.10.1952r.JPG
Back
.Imprint: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. (BWC)
bmuP.20c11957BV.jpg
P.20c  £1 1.5.1957
Prefix L/2     BV		 bmuP.20c11957rBV.jpg
Back
 
P.21 Images Needed

bmuP.2210Pounds28.7.1964No.A1000001.jpg
P.22 10 Pounds 28.7.1964 No. A1 000001    BV

 bmuP.2210Pounds28.7.1964No.A1000001r.jpg
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bmuP.23a1Dollar6.2.1970TH.jpg
'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
bmuP.32as50Dollars1.5.1974.jpg
P.32as  50 Dollars 1.5.1974   AB		 bmuP.32as50Dollars1.5.1974r.jpg
Back
P.33 - P.77  $20 - $100  1982-89 Images Needed
bmuP.3850Dollars20.2.1989OY.jpg
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
bmuP.43b20Dollars13.5.1999OY.jpg
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
bmuP.55a100Dollars24.5.2000OY.jpg
P.55a  100 Dollars 24.5.2000    OY		 bmuP.55a100Dollars24.5.2000OYr.jpg
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P.55 - P.56  $100 - $50  2000-03 Images Needed
bmuP.New50Dollars7.5.2007OY.jpg
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.
bhsP.New2Dollars1.1.2009CL1.jpg
P.57  2 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New2Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back  vertical display
bhsP.New5Dollars1.1.2009CL1.jpg
P.58  5 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New5Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
bhsP.New10Dollars1.1.2009CL1.jpg
P.59  10 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New10Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
bhsP.New20Dollars1.1.2009CL1.jpg
P.60  20 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New20Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
bhsP.New50Dollars1.1.2009CL1.jpg
P.61  50 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New50Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
bhsP.New100Dollars1.1.2009CL1.jpg
P.62  100 Dollars 1.1.2009 *  vertical display   CL1		 bhsP.New100Dollars1.1.2009CL1r.jpg
Back   vertical display
P.New When Issued 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 and only SPECIMENS are known.

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.

AB   We gratefully acknowledge AB for these images.
 

 TH    We gratefully acknowledge Tod Hunt  for submitting these images.
 

OY  We gratefully acknowledge Ömer Yalcinkaya for providing these images.

 PNC    We gratefully acknowledge the P. Neumann Collection for these images.

BV    We gratefully acknowledge BV for these images.