Commemorative CIMA Anniversary Banknotes in Circulation (2023-02-20)

Summary

This is a public notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing the release of new commemorative D/4 series $25 and $50 banknotes to mark CIMA's 25th anniversary. It is informational and aimed at the general public and retail banks handling the new currency.

• Design changes: A holographic foil patch featuring the anniversary logo and an updated Minister of Finance signature have been added.
• Unchanged security features: The turtle watermark, serial numbering, and holograph strip remain the same.
• Circulation status: The $50 note had already entered circulation via retail banks at the time of the notice, with the $25 note to follow shortly.

The notice also reiterates existing legal prohibitions against reproducing banknote likenesses and against mutilating, defacing, or perforating legal tender currency in the Cayman Islands, but these are restatements of existing law rather than new obligations created by this notice.

Applies to

retail banks, general public