{"id":50788,"date":"2026-07-23T05:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=50788"},"modified":"2026-07-23T05:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:58:45","slug":"east-caribbean-states-new-20-dollar-note-b249a-reported-for-introduction-in-2027-duplicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=50788","title":{"rendered":"East Caribbean States new 50-dollar note (B250a) reported for introduction in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 9 July 2026, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank announced plans to introduce a new family of notes beginning in 2027. The new family retains the same denominations and color schemes as preceding issues, but with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on front replaced with new portraits to honor the people, heritage, and achievements of the eight member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). Each participating member country was invited to nominate an individual whose life and legacy reflect the highest ideals of service, leadership, scholarship, and excellence.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1711\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-rotated.jpg 1711w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-1536x733.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-465x222.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_f-695x331.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1711px) 100vw, 1711px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1712\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-rotated.jpg 1712w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-1536x730.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-465x221.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East_Caribbean_States_ECCB_50_dollars_2027.00.00_B250as_PNLs_SX_000000_digital_r-695x330.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1712px) 100vw, 1712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B250<\/strong> (PNL):<strong> 50 dollars<\/strong> (US$19)<br>Brown. Front (vertical): English text; fish; sea turtle; green-throated carib bird and flowers; K. Dwight Venner; Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (St. Kitts and Nevis); ECCB logo encircled by ECCU flags; Central Bank headquarters building. Back (vertical): English text; Brimstone Hill fortress in St. Kitts; map of islands; cannon. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue)<em>.<\/em> 70 x 145 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).<br>a. No date. Sig. 3: Antoine. Prefix SX. Expected Intro: 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 9 July 2026, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank announced plans to introduce a new family of notes beginning in 2027. The new family retains the same denominations and color schemes as preceding issues, but with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on front replaced with new portraits to honor<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=50788\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,337,8],"tags":[49],"class_list":["entry","author-owenink","post-50788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-caribbean","category-new-note","category-polymer","tag-east-caribbean-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50791,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50788\/revisions\/50791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/50789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}