Bahamas Banknotes 20 Dollars banknote 2006 Sir Milo Boughton Butler
Central Bank of The Bahamas
Charcoal, red, and green in colour, the note measures 156 mm long and 67 mm wide, bearing on the front an elliptical border design surrounding a portrait of Sir Milo B. Butler, along with the series, a signature of the Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas together with the words "The Central Bank of The Bahamas. These notes are legal tender under the Central Bank of The Bahamas Act 2000 for the payment of any amount TWENTY DOLLARS".
A watermark of Sir Milo B. Butler and the numeral 20 appear on the left and a map of The Bahamas in the centre. The back carries a picture depicting Cruise Ships in Nassau Harbour (Prince George Wharf in Nassau Harbour), New Providence. The picture is surrounded by various images, which include, on the left, a rainbow-arc flanked by the numeral $20 and the words “Twenty Dollars”, above, the words “The Central Bank of The Bahamas”, and on the bottom center, the coat-of-arms of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
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Sir Milo Boughton Butler
Sir Milo Boughton Butler (August 11, 1906 – January 22, 1979) was a Bahamian administrator. He was appointed as the first Bahamian Governor-General on the recommendation of Lynden Pindling, prime minister of The Bahamas and leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), of which he was also a member. He was Governor General from 1973 until his death in Nassau in 1979. He is commemorated with a statue located in downtown Nassau across from the Parliament House.