Matthew Patay's
Note of the Month

 February 2005

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This month's featured note is from the country of the Bahamas.
The denomination is 1 Dollar and the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM) Number is P-69.

The note is dated 2001.  

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The banknote is dark green, olive-green and light brown on multi-colored under print.  Sir Lynden O. Pindling (1930-2000), former Prime Minister and the "Father of the Modern Bahamas".
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The following information was obtained from:
Encyclopedia.com

Sir Lynden O. Pindling
(1930-2000)

1930-2000, prime minister of the Bahamas (1967-92). The son of a policeman, he received a law degree (1952) from London Univ. As leader of the Progressive Liberal party, he represented the large black majority in the Bahamas and became the country's first prime minister of African descent when his party won a close, but surprising, victory (1967); in elections the next year his party won by a solid majority, and its position in power was subsequently reaffirmed. As prime minister, he emphasized public aid to education and the continued attraction of foreign investment, international banking, and tourism. He led his country to independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1973. Despite investigations into possible links between Pindling and the drug trade and into bribe-taking allegations during the 1980s, he remained popular for many years. He was knighted in 1983.

Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2005.

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The Royal Bahamas Police Force Band is at center.

The following information was obtained from:
bahamascommunity.com

Royal Bahamas Police Force Band Salutes New York City

The internationally-renowned Royal Bahamas Police Force Band payed tribute to New York City during Caribbean Week, May 31 - June 4, 2004. The band has performed in many countries around he world, including performances for presidents and monarchies, and puts on a show-stopping drill display to the tune of Bahamian, classical and international tunes. Dressed in their crisp white tunics, high-gloss riding boots and outrider helmets with plumes of ostrich feathers, the Band's performances are a colorful display of rich Bahamian culture.

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For more information about Bahamas visit:

WWW.Bahamas.Gov

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