10 Bermudian Dollar Banknote (Blue Angelfish)

10 Dollars Dollar (Issued 2009)

The 2009 series of Bermudian ten-dollar banknotes remains current legal tender, issued by the Bermuda Monetary Authority as part of a broader redesign programme that introduced a new visual language celebrating the island’s natural environment and maritime heritage. This issue, dated 1 January 2009, replaced earlier series featuring more traditional portrait-based designs, with the Authority choosing instead to place Bermuda’s distinctive marine life at the forefront of the note’s identity. The series remained in active circulation through to 2017, after which updated security-enhanced versions succeeded it, though notes from this issue may still be presented for exchange through authorised currency services.

On the front, the dominant visual element is a large, finely rendered Blue Angelfish depicted in vivid detail at the centre of the note, its rounded body shown in soft blue-grey tones with delicate fin detail achieved through high-quality intaglio-style printing. The fish is positioned above a richly coloured coral reef scene featuring red sea anemones, purple fan corals, and what appears to be a seahorse amongst the reef structure, all rendered in a palette of deep blues, purples, coral reds, and warm yellows that creates a striking underwater tableau. In the upper right corner, a small green sea turtle is printed against a lighter background, echoing the marine theme carried consistently across the series. The denomination appears prominently as “$10” in the upper right area in deep purple numerals, whilst the words “Ten Dollars” are printed in large bold capital lettering across the top of the note beneath the issuing authority’s name, “Bermuda Monetary Authority,” rendered in dark blue serif type. The serial number, reading ★000264, appears twice on the face of the note — once horizontally across the upper left region and once vertically along the right-hand side — with a star prefix indicating a replacement note. Two facsimile signatures appear centrally, captioned “Chairman” and “Director” respectively, beneath the date “1 January 2009.” A security thread is embedded within the paper, visible as a dark vertical strip running through the note’s interior. Along the lower edge, fine legal tender text reads that the note is issued under the Bermuda Monetary Authority Act 1969. The overall background incorporates pale lavender and blue guilloché patterns with subtle wave-like geometric designs that provide both aesthetic depth and counterfeit deterrence, whilst the left margin features an oval vignette with a lightly engraved wave or cloud motif.

The reverse presents a dramatically composed maritime scene dominated by a large, detailed engraving of The Deliverance, a replica of the historic pinnace built by shipwrecked English settlers on Bermuda in 1610, its tall masts, rigging, rope work, and cannon clearly depicted in inky blue-purple tones against a pale sky. The vessel is shown beached or moored on a shoreline, with its name “THE DELIVERANCE” captioned in small text beneath the image. To the right of the ship, a building identified by the caption “COMMISSIONER’S HOUSE” is visible, rendered in clean architectural lines suggesting a grand colonial-era structure set against an open sky with cloud detail. The upper portion of the reverse carries the same issuing authority name, “Bermuda Monetary Authority,” in dark serif lettering, with “TEN DOLLARS” in large bold capitals directly beneath. The denomination “$10” appears again in the upper right in deep purple, consistent with the front. In the upper left corner, the green sea turtle motif reappears, maintaining visual continuity with the front design. The left and right margins of the reverse feature repeated butterfly motifs in pale violet, forming a decorative border element. The lower left corner bears a secondary “$10” numeral in dark purple. The overall colour scheme of the reverse is a composed harmony of muted purples, lavenders, and cool blues, with the detailed engraving of the ship providing strong contrast and visual authority.

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