Fifty Jamaican Dollars Banknote

Country: Jamaica
Issuer: Bank of Jamaica
Issue year: 2022
Series: Jamaica 60 Independence Commemorative
Type: Horizontal note
Material: Polymer
Size: 145 × 68 mm
Signature: Richard Owen Byles
Serial: BV 5 4 0 0 0 2

The story

The note shows national heroes Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, who were both linked to the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion, and it commemorates Jamaica’s 60th year of independence. Gordon was executed on 23 October 1865, and Bogle is known for leading the protesters. The back shows Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay, which Dr. Alexander James McCatty donated to the public in 1906 and which is now a popular tourist attraction.

Front

Front-facing busts of national heroes George William Gordon (in round glasses and a high collar) and Paul Bogle, name captions, Jamaican coat of arms with the motto “Out of Many, One People”, Jamaica 60 independence logo with the slogan “Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness”, clear window with a hummingbird and “BOJ”, clear window with the two heroes’ portraits, Governor’s signature with printed title, text “Issued under the Bank of Jamaica Act 01.06.2022”, pink X-shaped patterns

Back

Aerial view of Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay with beachgoers, umbrellas, a long building on the shore, a gazebo and palm fronds, place caption, clear window with the two heroes’ portraits and mirrored numerals, text “Bank of Jamaica”