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1 Pound
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Reverse description | Predominantly blue and pale orange reverse centred on a large circular guilloche vignette containing the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, with lion and unicorn supporters, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The sterling denomination symbol £1 appears in large script within decorative cartouches to the left and right of the central arms. The word ONE POUND is inscribed on a ribbon device below the central vignette. A cancellation punch hole is visible at centre, confirming trial status. |
| Reverse lettering | £1 £1 ONE POUND |
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The Bermuda Government issued paper currency directly rather than through a chartered bank — an arrangement that persisted for decades and made Bermuda's notes a government liability rather than a commercial one. The 1943 date places this note squarely within wartime production, when De La Rue was operating under considerable logistical strain in London, juggling emergency currency contracts for occupied and colonial territories simultaneously.
Pick 13b is distinguished from the earlier 13a by a change in the serial number prefix format. Worth knowing before attributing examples.