The Bahamas are strongly associated with pirates and rum smuggling during the Prohibition era for many.

At one time, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (the same abdicated King Edward VIII and his wife W. Simpson) made a great contribution to the development of tourism in the Bahamas, encouraging wealthy Americans to come to the islands for recreation. So now the basis of the economy of the Bahamas is primarily tourism.

In 1973, the Bahamas gained independence, but the British monarch remains the head of state.

This banknote of the Bahamas uses the image of Elizabeth II at the age of 26. The photographer managed to convey not only the image of a majestic royal person, but also the image of a beautiful young woman. The portrait is considered one of the finest early depictions of Her Majesty. He shows the young queen from a new side: before us is a stylish, confident and at the same time fragile young woman.


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