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5 Shillings, (1964)
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Front: Elizabeth II (1926-), Queen of United Kingdom, British colonies and
Commonwealth of Nations
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1 Pound, (1964)
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This note is not in my collection. Scans courtesy of Tod Hunt
Front: Elizabeth II (1926-), Queen of United Kingdom, British colonies and
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1 Dollar, 1989
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Front: William Alexander Bustamante (1884-1977), first prime minister of
Jamaica
Bustamante was born William Alexander Clarke, son of an Irish planter and a
black Jamaican woman. He attended Primary school and also did private
studies. He campaigned for workers' rights, and was imprisoned for his beliefs.
He founded the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, the first trade union in
Jamaica. Later he founded the Jamaica Labor Party. When Jamaica became
independent in 1962, Bustamante was named the new nation's first Prime Minister.
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2 Dollars, 1992
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Front: Paul Bogle (1822-1865), Jamaica's national hero
Bogle was a Baptist Deacon and a Jamaican rebel. In 1865 he led a protest
march against poverty and injustice. In a violent confrontation many protesters
were killed. Bogle was captured and hanged by the British authorities.
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5 Dollars, 1991
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Front: Norman Washington Manley (1893-1969), Jamaica's national hero
Manley was born in Manchester. He was a brilliant scholar, athlete, soldier
and Lawyer. In 1938 he founded the People's National Party. He was instrumental
in negotiating Jamaica's independence from Britain and deciding the constitution
for the new nation.
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Jamaica, situated in the Caribbean Sea 90 miles south of Cuba, was a British
colony. Became independent in 1962. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Jamaica.
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