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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 19, May 7, 2017, Article 31

COLLECTOR DISPLAYS BERMUDA BANKNOTES

The Royal Gazette of Bermuda published an article May 1, 2017 profiling a banknote collector and his display at a local venue. -Editor

Bermuda currency collector A collection of classic Bermuda notes — including a series of specimens never publicly released — will go on display this month.

Peter and Linda Adderley are preparing to display their “Adderley Collection” of Bermudian currency around the island, starting with Fourways Inn, to highlight a small but notable part of local history.

Among the more than 300 notes are everything from the common pound, shilling and dollar notes to rarities.

Mr Adderly said: “It’s a part of our history. If these notes could talk, they would tell a lot of stories. I thought it would be a shame to have such a collection and not let the youth of Bermuda or the wider community see this part of Bermuda’s heritage.

“I love Bermuda notes, and we have some beautiful currency. The new currency has nothing on the old currency. It was really, really nice. You see the City of Hamilton and other places in Bermuda, Bermuda’s heritage, whereas today you have fish and all that.”

“My favourite would be the Bermuda notes,” he said. “It would be the 1941 King George £5 notes. I have binders of currency from other nations, but Bermudian notes are a part of my heritage. It’s where I’m from, money I used to use years and years ago. I know I used to sometimes spend my pennies buying candy. I find Bermuda’s currency very unique. I enjoy collecting Bermuda currency. I get excited, because not too many people have it.”

He said that Bermudian currency is of high demand for collectors, in part due to the island’s small size leading to bills being comparatively rare.

To read the complete article, see:
Banknote collection is a glimpse into past (www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20170501/banknote-collection-is-glimpse-into-past)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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