Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands new sig/date (2014) 10-dollar note (B220b) confirmed
01 01, 2019 18:19 Category: Caribbean
Like B220a, but new date (2014) and new signatures (Cindy Scotland and Marco Shearer Archer). Prefix D/2.
Courtesy of Igor Tereshkov.
Cayman Islands new sig/date (2018) 1-dollar note (B218c) confirmed
01 01, 2019 18:20 Category: Caribbean
Like B218b, but new date (2018) and new signatures (Cindy Scotland and Roy McTaggart). Prefix D/6.
Courtesy of Igor Tereshkov.
Cayman Islands new sig/date (2014) 50-dollar note (B222b) confirmed
03 03, 2018 10:37 Category: Caribbean
Like B222a, but new date (2014) and new signatures. Prefix D/2.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
Cayman Islands new sig/date (2014) 5-dollar note (B219b) confirmed
05 10, 2017 07:42 Category: Caribbean
Like B219a, but new signatures and new date (2014). Prefix D/2.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
Cayman Islands new sig/date (2014) 1-dollar note (B218b) confirmed
23 04, 2017 09:56 Category: Caribbean
Like B218a, but new date (2014) and new signatures. Prefix D/4.
Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski.
Cayman Islands chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
09 05, 2011 08:57 Category: The Banknote Book | Caribbean
The Cayman Islands chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 14-page catalog covers notes issued by the Cayman Islands Currency Board from 1971, and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority from 1998 to present. Revised 01.01.2019.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Cayman Islands new 1- and 50-dollar notes (B218a and B222a) enter circulation
10 07, 2011 08:46 Category: Caribbean
According to a CaymanNewService article dated 7 July 2011, the 1- and 50-dollar notes (B218a and B222a, respectively) in the new D series are now entering circulation. The entire D series was introduced on 4 April 2011, but only the 5- and 25-dollar notes (B219a and B221a) were actually released to the public at that time. No date has yet been set for the issuance of the remaining 10- and 100-dollar notes (B220a and B223a).
Cayman Islands new family of notes (B218a - B223a) confirmed
11 04, 2011 08:54 Category: Caribbean
B218a (PNL): 1 dollar (US$1.20)
Violet, sea blue, and orange. Front: Angel fish; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Nautilus shell; The Bluff on Cayman Brac. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
B219a (PNL): 5 dollars (US$6.10)
Green. Front: Hawksbill turtles; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Conch shell; Cayman parrots. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
B220a (PNL): 10 dollars (US$12.20)
Red, violet, and dark gray. Front: Landcrabs; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Shell; wild banana orchid flower. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
B221a (PNL): 25 dollars (US$30.50)
Dark brown, light brown, and orange. Front: Scallop shells; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Scallop shell; Hawksbill turtle, fish, and coral. Holographic stripe. 0.75-mm wide solid security thread. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
B222a (PNL): 50 dollars (US$61)
Purple. Front: Stingrays; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Shell; stingray. Holographic stripe. 0.75-mm wide solid security thread. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
B223a (PNL): 100 dollars (US$122)
Orange, brown, and red. Front: Cayman Schooner boats; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Conch shell; Financial Centre in George Town. Holographic stripe. 0.75-mm wide solid security thread. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
According to a CayCompass.com article dated 23 March 2011, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority introduced the above redesigned family of banknotes on 4 April 2011. Read about the notes in this brochure.
Courtesy of Simon Biddlestone, Thomas Krause, Leszek Porowski, and James Huang.
