The carmine 3 Bahamian dollar banknote is part of the 1974 series released by the Central Bank of the Bahamas. The front highlights a young Queen Elizabeth II wearing Queen Victorias golden jubilee necklace and Grand Duchess Vladimirs tiara, the Paradise Beach in Paradise Island, and the map of the Bahamas. The back features a Family Island regatta with four boats, a Bahamian sloop, and the Bahamian coat of arms. The note has a solid security thread and a watermark of a Spanish galleon.