Bermuda Currency 100 Dollars banknote 2009 Red Cardinal

Currency of Bermuda 100 Dollars banknote 2009 Red Cardinal

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Obverse: On the foreground is a bird Red Cardinal or Northern cardinal sitting on the branch of Eriobotrya japonica. On the background, along whole field of banknote, are the flowers Clematis "Arabella". Above it is Bermuda's shore in a daytime. Under it is a hologram window with Bermuda profile inside. In the top right corner is a stylized flower Clematis "Arabella" as see-through registration device. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Signatures: facsimile signatures of the Chairman (R. Alan F. Richardson) and a Director of the Authority (Robert Steinhoff).

Reverse: View of the House of Assembly. Above the National Assembly building is the Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a gadfly petrel. Commonly known in Bermuda as the Cahow, a name derived from its eerie cries, this nocturnal ground-nesting seabird is the national bird of Bermuda, and a symbol of hope for nature conservation. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus.

Colour: Red.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.

See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.

Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)

Bermuda Currency 50 Dollars banknote 2009 Longtail

Currency of Bermuda 50 Dollars banknote 2009 Longtail

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Obverse: The main Motive on banknote are the White-tailed tropicbird, where it is locally called a "longtail" - the national bird of Bermuda. On the background is the flower Hibiscus rosa sinensis. Above is Bermuda's coast in daytime and, again, the white-tailed tropicbird as see-through registration device. Under it is a hologram window with Bermuda profile inside. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Reverse: View of St. Peter's Church, in St. George's, Bermuda. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus.
Colour: Yellow.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.

See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.

Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)

White-tailed tropicbird
The white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) is a tropicbird, smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It occurs in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the red-billed tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a "longtail".
  The white-tailed tropicbird breeds on tropical islands laying a single egg directly onto the ground or a cliff ledge. It disperses widely across the oceans when not breeding, and sometimes wanders far. It feeds on fish and squid, caught by surface plunging, but this species is a poor swimmer. The call is a high screamed keee-keee-krrrt-krrt-krrt.
  The adult white-tailed tropicbird is a slender, mainly white bird, 71–80 cm long including the very long central tail feathers, which double its total length. The wingspan is 89–96 cm, and there is a black band on the inner wing There is black through the eye and the bill is orange-yellow to orange red. The bill colour, pure white back and black wing bar distinguish this species from red-billed.
  Sexes are similar, although males average longer tailed, but juveniles lack the tail streamers, have a green-yellow bill, and a finely barred back.
  The white-tailed tropicbird does not have a yearly breeding cycle; instead breeding frequency depends on the climate and availability of suitable breeding sites. The bird can reproduce 10 months after the last successful breeding, or 5 months after an unsuccessful one.

There are six races:
Phaethon lepturus lepturus — Indian Ocean
Phaethon lepturus fulvus (golden bosun) — Christmas Island. This form has a golden wash to the white plumage
Phaethon lepturus dorotheae — tropical Pacific
Phaethon lepturus catesbyi — Bermuda and Caribbean
Phaethon lepturus ascensionis — Ascension Island
Phaethon lepturus europae — Europa Island, s. Mozambique Channel

Folklore
The ancient Chamorro people called the white-tailed tropicbird utak or itak, and believed that when it would scream over a house it meant that someone would soon die or that an unmarried girl was pregnant. Its call would kill anyone who didn't believe in it. Chamorro fishermen would find schools of fish by watching them.

Bermuda Currency 20 Dollars banknote 2009 Whistling Frog

Currency of Bermuda 20 Dollars banknote 2009 Whistling Frog

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Obverse: Whistling Frog. On the background, across whole field of the banknote, are the national flower of Bermuda - Sisyrinchium bermudianum (Bermuda Blue Eyed Grass). On the top are two yachts and Warwick Lizard as see-through registration device. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Signatures: facsimile signatures of the Chairman (R. Alan F. Richardson) and a Director of the Authority (L. Anthony Joaquin).

Reverse: View of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse and St. Mark's Church. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus. Near the butterflies is, flower Bermuda Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bermudianum).

Colour: Green.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.

See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.

Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)

Bermuda Currency 10 Dollars banknote 2009 Blue Angelfish

Currency of Bermuda 10 Dollars banknote 2009 Blue Angelfish

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Obverse: Centered are two Bermuda blue angelfish. Below the fish is ball anemone Condylactis gigantea or Actinia bermudensis. Lower are Gorgonian corals. Above are the figures of scuba divers. Top of them is a hologram window with Bermuda's profile inside. In lower left corner is a seahorse Hippocampus reidi - Slender seahorse or longsnout seahorse. At the top are dawn at Bermuda and sea turtle - Tortuga Blanco as see-through registration device. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Signatures: facsimile signatures of the Chairman (R. Alan F. Richardson) and a Director of the Authority (Lynda Milligan-Whyte).

Reverse: View of the ship "Deliverance" and the Commissioner’s House. Above the ship is an old cannon from ship "Sea Venture", and later carried by "Deliverance". It is located also at Ordnance Island, near copz of the ship. Two sea anchors are centered. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus.

Colour: Purple.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.

See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.

Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)

Bermuda Currency 5 Dollars banknote 2009 Blue Marlin

Currency of Bermuda 5 Dollars banknote 2009 Blue Marlin

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Obverse: Atlantic blue marlin jumping out of the ocean. On the top are 3 dolphins jumping out of the sea and one dolphin as see-through registration device. On the background is Lilium longiflorum, often called the Easter lily or November lily and the flower Strelitzia reginae. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Signatures: facsimile signatures of the Chairman (R. Alan F. Richardson) and a Director of the Authority (E. Barclay Simmons).

Reverse: View of Horseshoe Bay Beach and Somerset Bridge. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus.

Colour: Pink.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.

See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.

Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)

Bermuda Currency 2 Dollars banknote 2009 Bluebird

Currency of Bermuda 2 Dollars banknote 2009 Bluebird

Bermuda Monetary Authority

Obverse: The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) sitting on the Asimina. Stylised sailing yachts. On the top a butterfly, in the middle is a hologram window with Bermuda profile inside. Centered are the flowers Plumeria rubra. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Signatures: facsimile signatures of the Chairman (R. Alan F. Richardson) and a Director of the Authority (E. Barclay Simmons).

Reverse: Vignette of Dockyard Clock Tower and the Statue of Neptune.
  Bottom left is the Clocktower Mall. It is a Dockyard landmark. Built in the XIX century as administration offices for the British Royal Navy, its beautifully restored cobblestone floors and handsome wrought - iron pillars are now home to an exciting array of boutiques and shops. However, back in 1850 The Clocktower or Great Eastern Storehouse, was used as a warehouse for the Royal Navy. The walls of this massive structure are almost 3 feet thick and truly spectacular to see.
  Incidentally, don’t be confused by the Clocktower’s “one-handed clock”. While the South Tower is indeed a regular clock, the North Tower is a tide clock that was set each day to mark high tide-vital information for sailors based in Dockyard who needed to avoid the treacherous local reefs to ferry supplies and munitions to ships in the harbor.
  Bermuda Maritime Museum is located at the Royal Naval Dockyard, in Sandys Parish.
  The 3-meter high statue of King Neptune staying at the entrance. This has been rebuilt in limestone from a figure that was recovered from the shipwreck HMS Irresistible that sunk in 1891. The six buildings where the museum's exhibits are housed were built between 1837-1852.
  Above is the view of the royal dockyard of XIX century. At the top is sunset and the profiles of butterflies Danaus plexippus. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus.

Colour: Bluessembly
Colour: Red.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.

See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.

Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)