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Antoine said he was \u201cexcited\u201d but immediately questioned \u201chow quickly could we get this done\u201d since the design, manufacturing, production and publishing of a note usually takes two years.<\/p>\n
A team from Grenada, led by creative Orlando Romain, designed the bill.<\/p>\n
While the note will be issued in Grenada, Antoine said it will be legal tender in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, which all make up the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).<\/p>\n
In his brief remarks prior to unveiling the bill, Mitchell stated the note reflects \u201cthings that are uniquely Grenadian\u201d.<\/p>\n
The prime minister said he hopes residents of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique are pleased with the design.<\/p>\n
Grenada is the first member of the ECCU to attain independence from the United Kingdom and Mitchell said they will support member states having their own commemorative $50 when they achieve the milestone.<\/p>\n Grenada\u2019s Governor General Dame C\u00e9cile La Grenade was presented with the first note by Antoine.<\/p>\n The second note was presented to Gairy\u2019s daughters, who were both emotional about their father being honoured.<\/p>\n Marcelle Gairy said they were \u201csurprised\u201d by the honour.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a surprise. A very pleasant surprise\u2026I did not expect any of it. I knew they were doing an unveiling but I didn\u2019t know they we would have also received one of the notes\u201d she told Loop News.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very grateful to the prime minister and his government for the very great honour that he has given my father. My father was a visionary and a lot of the things that have been achieved during the 50 years, he came up with and decided there was nothing impossible about getting to the stage that we are at now. He wanted to make sure that Grenada wasn\u2019t too small or too poor in order to stand on its own feet.\u201d<\/p>\n The prime minister presented the second and third minted notes Bishop\u2019s widow, Angela Bishop and James.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has unveiled a commemorative EC$50 note that celebrates Grenada\u2019s Golden Jubilee. 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