The $1 Bahamian banknote, issued in 2015 by the Central Bank of The Bahamas, is part of the CRISP (“Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product”) family—a major upgrade in the Bahamas’ currency design for enhanced security. Printed on high-grade paper (156 × 67 mm) by De La Rue and Oberthur Fiduciaire, it features a portrait of Sir Lynden O. Pindling, the “Father of the Nation,” on the front. The reverse displays the Royal Bahamas Police Band, the national coat of arms, and a yellow elder flower.
Security highlights include a violet-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized “BAHAMAS” and “1”, metallic green fish foil patch, a sand-dollar see-through register, a watermark of Pindling with electrotype “1”, microprinting, and intaglio tactile features—all part of Level 1 and Level 2 CRISP design standards.
Obverse
Green print; multicolour underprint; black and red serial numbers.
Front-facing bust of Sir Lynden O. Pindling at right-centre looking front-left. Outline map of the Bahamas Islands at upper centre.
Bank logo’s see-through feature and metallic feature at left. Green metallic, fish-shaped patch at upper centre. Colour shifting, windowed, security thread with country name at centre. Ascending serial number at lower left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER
UNDER THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS ACT 2000
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
One
Dollar
SERIES 2015
GOVERNOR
SIR LYNDEN O. PINDLING
$1
Reverse
Green print; multicolour underprint.
Royal Bahamas Police band at left, yellow elder flower (Tecoma stans) at centre, coat of arms of the Bahamas at bottom centre.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
The Central Bank
of The Bahamas
One Dollar
DE LA RUE
$1
FORWARD UPWARD ONWARD TOGETHER
Watermark
Sir Lynden O. Pindling and numeral 1.
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Signature
Wendy Craigg (WC), Governor of Central Bank of The Bahamas
Printers
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)
Comments
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Features
| Issuer | The Bahamas |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of The Bahamas |
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2008-2015 |
| Value | 1 Dollar 1 BSD = GBP 0.73 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
