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Jamaica, P 55, B210a, 2 Dollars, ND (Law of 1960)

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On 30 January 1968, the Jamaican House of Representatives voted to decimalize the nation’s currency, introducing the Jamaican dollar, worth 10 shillings. Paul Bogle (1820 – 24 October 1865) was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist. He is a National Hero of Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica. After leading the Morant Bay rebellion, Bogle was captured by government troops, tried and convicted by British authorities under martial law, and hanged on 24 October 1865 in the Morant Bay court house.

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Artikelnummer 1483B210a


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Country: Jamaica
Era: 1962, present, Commonwealth
Catalogues: P 55, B210a
Issuer: Bank of Jamaica
Value: 2 Dollars
Date/Year: L.1960
Front design: English text; seahorses in underprint; coat of arms; Paul Bogle; red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus) hummingbird, aka Doctor Bird; branch with leaves and coffee berries
Back design: English text; branch with leaves and coffee berries; 11 children from Central Branch Primary School in Kingston; sunburst
Signature(s): G. Brown
Watermark: Pineapple
Serial number type: 1 Letter, 6 digits
Security features: Solid security thread
Printer: THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED
Size (LxH mm): 147x68 mm
Series: D - DW
Omschrijving

On 30 January 1968, the Jamaican House of Representatives voted to decimalize the nation’s currency, introducing the Jamaican dollar, worth 10 shillings. Paul Bogle (1820 – 24 October 1865) was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist. He is a National Hero of Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica. After leading the Morant Bay rebellion, Bogle was captured by government troops, tried and convicted by British authorities under martial law, and hanged on 24 October 1865 in the Morant Bay court house.