Bahamas 10 Dollars Banknote, 2016, P-79a, UNC, TAP 60-70 Authenticated

The Bahamas 10 Dollars Banknote was issued by the Central Bank of the Bahamas in 2016 as part of the CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) Evolution series and the first non-commemorative banknote in the world to ever bear De La Rue’s Active security thread. Its obverse side portrays a yellow elder flower in the background and Stafford L. Sands, the Father of Bahamian Tourism. Its reverse side is vertically oriented and features the Hope Town lighthouse with two flamingoes in front. It is 156 x 67 mm in size and contains an Active thread with demetalized 10 and sand dollar. Its watermark reveals Stafford L. Sands, an electrotype $10, and Cornerstones. Other security features are a sand dollar registration device and a SPARK Orbital butterfly on the front. This banknote is in uncirculated condition and has been TAP authenticated with a grade of 60-70.