their predecessors are coloured by value. The serial number prefix on the first million notes is that of a Bermuda onion; subsequent notes will bear a conventional prefix. The series was issued on 9 March 2009. The Bermuda Monetary Authority was awarded "Bank Note of the Year" by the International Banknote Society for the design of the new $2 banknote. The 2009-series $50 banknote was modified in August 2012 to depict the correct species of longtail native to Bermuda. Originally, it erroneously depicted the red-billed tropicbird and was changed to the indigenous white-tailed tropicbird. See also Economy of Bermuda References Sources External links Bermuda Monetary Authority Essential facts about the Bermuda dollar (geared toward overseas visitors) Circulating currencies Currencies introduced in 1970 Currencies of British Overseas Territories Currencies of the Commonwealth of Nations Dollar Economy of Bermuda Fixed exchange rate Currencies of North America