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1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of St. Helena |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing left at right, backed by a large stylised £1 numeral; at centre-left, a vignette of the island of St. Helena with sailing ships in the foreground and rocky cliffs beyond, flanked by guilloche panels and a £1 denomination indicator at lower left. Three manuscript signatures of the Currency Commissioners appear above the serial number at lower left, with a central rosette ornament and the promise-to-pay legend in both script and letterpress below the main vignette. |
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| Reverse description | At left, the arms of the East India Company rendered in fine intaglio engraving, supported by two lions rampant and surmounted by a crowned lion, with the motto on a ribbon below; at right, the colonial seal of St. Helena within an ornate cartouche, showing a sailing ship before the island's cliffs. A large gothic £1 numeral occupies the centre, set against interlocking guilloche underprint bands spanning the full width of the note. |
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| Protection description | Queen Elizabeth II portrait watermark, visible when held to light |
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