Bermuda - 2009 Full Set $2 to $100 Set Matching S/N 000555

All notes dated 01.01.2009 but released on 09.03.2009

All with matching serial Onion000555

Two Dollars P57

Brief Description
Chairman (CEO) - R. Alan F. Richardson (all notes)
Directors

- E. Barclay Simmons (B$2)
- Ronald Simmins (B$5)
- Lynda Milligan-Whyte (B$10)
– Anthony Joaquin (B$20)
– Matthew Elderfield (B$50)
– Robert Steinhoff (B$100)
For all notes
Dimensions - 140mm x 68mm
Prefix number series - "Onion" with 6 digits, Specimen prints 000000
Date issue - Dated 01.01.2009 (released 9 March 2009)

Obverse - The front of the note predominantly features the Bluebird. The portrait of Queen Elizibeth the Second appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is also the traditional image of QELL that is featured on the stamps of the United Kingdom. The Optiks on the front of the note is in oval shape. All notes are printed in vertical format.This is the first time a complete set of Hybrid (Optiks) banknotes issued by an issuing authority. The notes incorporate themes and scenes of maritime Bermuda and are distinctive bright colours found on the islands.All notes come with the following additional added security features: -

- The Optiks feature 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;

- Watermark and Electrotype (when the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible);

- See-through features (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 B$20, B$50 and B$100 denomination;

- Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear).

Bermuda has a small population of approx. 65,000 plus and the ethnic makeup of 54.8% black, 34.1% white, and 6.4% multiracial. The islands also have a small but growing Asian community.The Bermuda dollar value is at par with the US dollar. Needless to say, US dollar is widely acceptable in Bermuda. However, unlike the USD, the Bermuda dollar is not that readily convertible once outside the country. Remember that what you have paid for may not worth a cent once in your hand if you are living outside Bermuda.

Reverse - The back of the note depicts the Royal Navy Dockyard Clock Tower and the Statue of Neptune. Overall the predominant colour of this note is blue.All notes have a watermark of a hibiscus flower. In addition to the hibiscus watermark, a sailboat electrotype and a transparent butterfly also appear when the notes are inspected closely.

Five Dollars P58
Obverse - The front of the note predominantly features the Blue Marlin. The Blue Marlin is a blue-water fish found in the Atlantic sea and spends most of its time far away in the open sea. The female Blue Marlin grows much larger than the male and can grow up to four times as heavy and can exceed 540 kilograms in weight. The bust of QEll is located on the bottom left corner facing left. The Optiks on the front of the note is in oval shape.

Reverse - The back of the note depicts the Horseshoe Bay Beach and Somerset Bridge. Overall the predominant colour of this note is pink.

Ten Dollars P59
Obverse - The front of the note predominantly features the Blue Angel Fish. The bust of QEll is located on the bottom left corner facing left. The Optiks on the front of the note is in oval shape.

Reverse - The back of the note depicts the Image of the Deliverance and Commissioner's House. Overall the predominant colour of this note is purple.

Twenty Dollars P60
Obverse - The front of the note predominantly features the Whistling Frog. The bust of QEll is located on the bottom left corner facing left. The Optiks on the front of the note is in oval shape. In addition to the security features as mentioned above, the $20 note is also printed with Iridescent band.

Reverse - The back of the note depicts the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse and St. Mark's Church. The Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is the taller of the two lighthouses found in Bermuda. It is also the first of the only few lighthouses made of cast iron. The lighthouse has 185 steps to the top and is located on the hightest point on the island. Until 1964, the lighthouse was operated by hand and became automated in June that year. The lighthouse is now a tourist attraction with yearly visitors in excess of 60,000. The lighthouse also operates a Tea Room and Restaurant previously occupied by the lighthouse keeper as living quarters.

Fifty Dollars P61
Obverse - The front of the note predominantly features the Longtail. The bust of QEll is located on the bottom left corner facing left. The Optiks on the front of the note is in oval shape. In addition to the security features as mentioned above, the $50 note is also printed with Iridescent band.

Reverse - The back of the note depicts the St. Peter's Church. The St. Peter's Church is the oldest surviving Anglican church outside the British Isles. The church is situated at St George's Town which is also the oldest surviving English settlement in the New World. Whilst the church was built in 1609 with wood and a thatched roof, since then it has been rebuilt more than once over the following century and the final structure being built with limestone wall and slate roof. Overall the predominant colour of this note is yellow.


One Hundred Dollars P62
Obverse - The front of the note predominantly features the Red Cardinal. The bust of QEll is located on the bottom left corner facing left. The Optiks on the front of the note is in oval shape. In addition to the security features as mentioned above, the $100 note is also printed with Iridescent band.

Reverse - The back of the note depicts the House of Assembly. The Assembly has 36 seats, and the general election is called at no more than five-year intervals. The current two main political parties are the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) and the United Bermuda Party. Overall the predominant colour of this note is red.