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1 Pound - George V
| Issuer | Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1921-1932 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1766-1970) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on a guilloche underprint, the note bears the issuer title "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS" across the upper centre, with the denomination "ONE POUND" in a bold intaglio panel at centre-left accompanied by the £1 symbol. A right-facing intaglio portrait of King George V, set within an ornate crowned cartouche with laurel and oak branch embellishments, occupies the right field. The lower portion carries the date, the legend "FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS", the title "Commissioners of Currency", and two manuscript signatures, with the printer's imprint "THOS. DE LA RUE & CO. LONDON" at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse is occupied by a large, symmetrical guilloche vignette in blue, composed of interlacing lathe-work rosettes and foliate scrollwork forming an oval medallion at centre, surrounded by acanthus leaf and floral arabesques extending to all four corners. No text or denomination appears on this face. |
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| Variants | P#2a - 01.02.1921 & 10.01.1927 2 P#2bs - 10.02.1932 1 |
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