<Li> $500 (Front: The Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons; Back: Old Map of Jamaica highlighting Port Royal) </Li> <Li> $1000 (Front: The Honourable Michael Norman Manley, ON OCC LL. D. (Honorary); Back: Jamaica House) </Li> <P> The Bank of Jamaica introduced a $5000 bill into Jamaica's monetary system on 24 September 2009 . It bears the portrait of former Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer . On May 18, 2009, a specimen note was presented to the former Prime Minister's widow, Dr. Denise Eldemire - Shearer . Some have criticized the Bank of Jamaica's measure to introduce this banknote . Among the critics are Finance Minister Audley Shaw, who says that the introduction of such a banknote is a sign that the Jamaican Dollar is losing value . </P> <P> On November 15, 2010, the Bank of Jamaica issued a $50 commemorative note to celebrate its founding . The note is similar to its regular issue in design and security features, but the bank's logo printed in blue, with the words "50th anniversary and 1960 - 2010" printed above and below the logo . The back of the commemorative note features the Bank of Jamaica headquarters building in Nethersole Place set against a background of morning glory blossoms . Both the commemorative and the regular issue note circulate in parallel . </P>

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