Upgraded EC$10 notes to start circulating in Antigua and Barbuda
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The Eastern Caribbean
Central Bank has advised the public that ten-dollar notes with upgraded
security features will be put into circulation in Antigua and Barbuda on
Thursday, April 15, 2004. These notes will carry the same upgrades to the
security thread and the filigree foil as the upgraded twenty-dollar notes,
which were put into circulation in Antigua and Barbuda last week.
The security thread in the upgraded notes
fluoresces under UV light, and the letters ECCB as well as the value of the
note are visible in yellow, against a blue background on the front of the
note. When viewed from the back, the thread appears yellow-green in colour. A
second security thread has also been added.
The notes carry a highly reflective silver filigree foil on which the value of
the note is evident. The letters ECCB, as well as the denomination are visible
in fine print around the foil, which having been overprinted with intaglio, a
special banknote process, has a unique “raised” feel.
The current notes remain legal tender. They will be replaced by the upgraded
notes gradually over time, as the older notes are withdrawn from circulation
in the normal manner, with wear and tear.
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