Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 40 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 9s)
The reverse continues the maritime and civic identity of the series. At left, a large rosette encloses the numeral 40 within radiating guilloche geometry. The central vignette depicts the Pirates Week Festival, showing a coastal gathering with figures, waterfront structures, and anchored vessels rendered in layered engraved linework. At right, a framed denomination panel balances the composition, bordered by structured ornamental geometry. The engraving integrates crowd detail, shoreline texture, architectural massing, and marine elements within a disciplined security framework characteristic of Thomas De La Rue’s late twentieth-century work for British Overseas Territory issues. Read more →