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below are countries that have issued hybrid banknotes since 1995

| 1995 | canada | 2005 | bulgaria | 2006 | kazakhstan | 2007 | fiji | latvia | qatar | 2008 | swaziland | mauritania | tonga | samoa | bermuda | 2009 | papua new guinea | jamaica | 2010 | mongolia | tajikistan | oman | sudan | 2011 | gibraltar | united arab emirates | 2012 | morocco | suriname | 2013 | bhutan | solomon islands | iceland | russia | 2014 | scotland - the royal bank of scotland | madagascar | iraq | 2015 | central african states | burundi | european union | lesotho | 2016 | switzerland | seychelles | lebanon | 2017 | the bahamas | 2018 | malaysia | south africa | armenia | 2019 | poland | cambodia | zimbabwe | comoros | 2020 | ???? | 2021 | ???? | 2022 | algeria | 2023 | ****
As the heading goes, this site is dedicated to Hybrid banknotes only. This is a very specialised area of collections and in general, Hybrid banknotes are usually printed on high denominations or the top end of currency of a country. However despite saying this, there are few exceptions where Hybrid banknotes are printed on an entire series. I believe there are less than 300 pieces of Hybrid banknotes issued so far (including reprints), and apart from one or two pieces, the rest are still obtainable to collectors.


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20 May, 2023

...The Bahamas - Series 2022 CRISP Evolution (CE) 'A' Series Paper/Hybrid Notes

Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Central Bank of The Bahamas
Currency : Dollar (BSD)
 
The Bahamas first released its CRISP Evolution (EA) series in 2016, with the $10. The Series 2016 $10 was printed by De La Rue and was printed on paper material.

Fast forward to 2022, a reprint of the same note is issued. This note is printed as Series 2022, and reportedly made available to the public on 15.12.2022. The design of this $10 is the same as the Series 2016, but with colour changed on the design, from the greenish background to grey. The portrait colour of Sir Stafford Lofthouse Sands has also changed from blueish to dark grey colour. The purpose of the colour change is to avoid being confused with the $1 which was released in 2017. In addition to the colour changed, the note is also printed with additional security features, including the Crane's RAPID HD Detect thread and other newly embedded security features.
 
Unlike the 2016 series, this note is printed by Crane Currency of the United States of America, and is also printed on hybrid material. This is the first reprint of the CRISP Evolution series since it was first introduced in 2016.

Ten Dollars
Series 2022, map of The Bahamas, Yellow Elder flower, Sir Stafford Lofthouse Sands (b.1913-1972)
 
Front - The main feature on the front is the portrait of Sir Stafford Lofthouse Sands (b.1913-1972). During his lifetime, he was the Minister of Finance of the Bahamas from 1964 to 1967, and is widely known as the Father of Tourism in The Bahamas. In the middle of the note is a Yellow Elder flower, and to the left are the outline maps of The Bahamas.
 
Signature - John A Rolle (since January 2016)
Watermark - Sir Stafford Lofthouse Sands
Imprinter - Crane Currency
Dimensions - 157mm x 67mm
 
Back - Featuring the Hope Town lighthouse. This lighthouse was built in 1862, and it is still in operation today powered by kerosene fuel for the signal. Abaco with buildings, yacht, two flamingos flying on the top, with two feeding on the ground.

Hope Town Lighthouse, Abaco, two flamingos

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