50 Bermudian Dollar Banknote (Red Billed Tropicbird)

50 Dollars Dollar (Issued 2009)

The heading “BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY” is set in clean, authoritative capital lettering across the upper portion of this note, immediately followed by “FIFTY DOLLARS” in bold, prominent type — a typographic pairing that projects institutional confidence and clarity. The denomination is further reinforced by a large stylised “$50” rendered in deep red, ensuring the note’s value is unmistakable at a glance. At the foot of the obverse, a formal legal notice reads “THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER ISSUED UNDER THE BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY ACT 1969”, rendered in small but crisp text that anchors the note within its legislative framework. The date “1 JANUARY 2009” is printed centrally, marking this as the inaugural issue date of the series.

On the front, the dominant design element is a beautifully detailed depiction of the White-tailed Tropicbird, known locally as the “Longtail” — Bermuda’s most celebrated native seabird — shown in two presentations. A large, naturalistic illustration of the bird at rest occupies the lower central portion of the note, its white plumage with black wing markings and distinctive long tail feathers rendered in fine engraving-style detail, labelled clearly as “TROPIC BIRD (LONG TAIL)”. Above it, a second tropicbird is shown in full flight, wings spread wide, depicted in vivid red outline against the pale background in the upper right corner. The overall colour palette of the front is a warm blend of peach, coral, orange and pale gold, with soft guilloché patterning providing subtle texture throughout the background. A serial number appears twice — once in the upper left area as a star-prefixed serial “★000264” in green, and again in the lower right in dark ink — with a star prefix indicating this as a replacement note. Two facsimile signatures appear centrally, attributed to the Chairman and Director of the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Decorative floral and foliage motifs in muted green tones frame the central bird illustration, while a small ghost portrait — likely a watermark profile figure — is faintly visible on the left edge of the note. The lower left corner also carries a small “$50” denomination indicator.

The reverse of the note presents a highly detailed architectural engraving of St. Peter’s Church, Hamilton Parish, identified by the caption “ST. PETER’S CHURCH” at the lower right of the image. The building is depicted with careful precision — its white rendered façade, central arched entrance doorway, flanking Gothic-arched windows, rose window above the entrance, broad stone staircase with metal railings, and a square bell tower to the left are all clearly rendered. The surrounding environment includes a lamp post and hints of palm fronds at the margins. The colour palette on the reverse is dominated by soft turquoise, mint green and warm orange tones, with the church illustration presented against a pale teal wash. A bold “$50” denomination appears in dark red in the upper right area, and the text “BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY” with “Fifty Dollars” is printed in the upper portion of the reverse in matching typography to the front. A tropicbird in red is visible in the upper left corner, consistent with the front design language, while stylised butterfly motifs in orange appear at the left and right margins, adding decorative vibrancy to the overall composition. Guilloché patterning and colour gradient washes continue across the reverse, maintaining the note’s visual coherence.

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