- Early variety of the Barbados $5 Undated Banknote (1975) with portrait of Sir Frank Worrell. This note is signed by Courtney Blackman, Governor; and is the variety that does not have various security features subsequently added over the years. Its left and right serial numbers are in a straight-line. In later issues, the left serial number was gradated in a mannor that first decreased then increased its size beyond that of the number of the note offered here. All scans are of the banknote being offered (except the last scan which shows a specimen of a $5 Worrell note issued later for comparison). Reasonable offers will be considered.
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Sir Courtney Newlands McLaurin Blackman (6 March 1933 – 16 March 2021) served as the first Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados from 1972 to 1987. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest central bank governor in the world. As governor, Blackman supervised the 1973 introduction of the Barbadian dollar. Although it was initially tied to the pound sterling, Blackman changed the currency to a fixed exchange rate tied to the US dollar in 1975. This rate of BDS$2 = US$1 was still in effect at the time of his death. Prime Minister Mia Mottley and later central bank governor Cleviston Haynes credited it with providing economic stability. From 1995 to 2000, Blackman served as Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative for Barbados to the Organization of American States.
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NOTICE: Since insurance covers only the goods but not the costs of shipping them, the buyer agrees that once we have proof of delivery of the package to the post office (which is usually the postal receipt that the postal window clerk gives us at the time of mailing), that if the package or its contents is lost in the mails and not delivered or is damaged in shipping that any refund is limited to the purchase price and any sales tax (if applicable) and does not include a refund of the shipping or insurance. For international buyers, we label our customs tags as "merchandise" and you are responsible for all customs, duties or other import fees into your country.
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