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1 Pound Emergency issue, Series A
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Plain unadorned note printed entirely in black letterpress on cream paper, with no vignette or decorative underprint. The denomination '£1 (Una Libra.)' appears at upper left, flanked on both sides by the serial number prefix 'A' in the upper corners. The central text body carries the full legal tender declaration in italic script over the name 'The Government of Gibraltar' set in bold display type, with the signature designation 'Colonial Treasurer' at lower right and a statutory note referencing Ordinance 10 of 1914 along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely blank, without any text, vignette, or printed design. |
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Issued at the outbreak of the First World War when gold and silver coinage was immediately hoarded and commerce threatened to seize up entirely, this emergency note was rushed out by the Gibraltar government with minimal preparation. Britain's Currency and Bank Notes Act of August 1914 triggered similar emergency paper issues across the Empire simultaneously, and Gibraltar's response came within weeks.
Pick 3 is genuinely rare. The Series A issue had a limited print run and saw hard use in a garrison town with a transient military population — conditions that destroyed paper quickly. Few examples survived in any collectible state.