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| Cayman Islands 40 Dollars banknote |
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| Forty Dollars bank note - Cayman Pirates Week Festival |
Cayman Islands banknotes, Cayman Islands paper money, Cayman Islands bank notes
Obverse: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara, the King George VI Festoon Necklace, and Queen Mary's Floret Earrings. Cayman Islands Coat of Arms and Motto, Pirate treasure chest with the lid open brimming with gold coins, Two Seahorses, seashell.
Reverse: Cayman Pirates Week Festival, $40.
Printed by Thomas De La Rue currency note printers in England.
The Cayman Islands hosts an annual Grand Cayman Pirates Week Festival - although it's called Pirates Week, it's actually 11 fun-filled days with parades and fireworks costume contests, music, street dancing, various competitions, Heritage Days.
Pirate's Week festivities in the Cayman Islands start with a mock "pirate invasion" from the sea. Two old-time sailing vessels - including the famous Jolly Roger - loaded with friendly "pirates" make a Saturday surprise landing at the bowl-shaped George Town harbor with the pirates capturing the Governor. Thousands of people line the streets to participate in the spectacle or just watch and enjoy the festivities.
Cayman Islands Pirate's Week commences with fireworks, followed by a local song contest and then, almost every day for 11 straight days, Caribbean rhythms pulsate in open-air street dances until the wee hours of the morning.
Cayman Islands Pirates Week is the only event of its kind in the entire Caribbean region.