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10 Dollars
| Issuer | Government of Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Year | 1939-1942 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Red-brown intaglio print on an elaborate guilloche underprint. At centre, an oval cartouche encloses the British Royal Arms supported by a lion and a unicorn, with the motto ribbon below; the numeral "10" appears in large ornate counters at left and right within symmetrical rosette lathe-work borders. The issuer's title arcs across the top in bold serif lettering. |
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| Variants | P#9a - 02.01.1939 P#9b - 01.05.1942 |
| Comments |
Trinidad and Tobago remained a British Crown Colony throughout this period, and its currency was issued directly by the colonial government rather than any central bank — an arrangement that persisted well into the postwar years. De La Rue handled the printing in London, which was by no means guaranteed during the early war years; the Blitz forced the firm to relocate portions of its production in 1940–41, and notes from this window occasionally show minor registration inconsistencies traceable to those disruptions.
The watermark is the sole security device — no thread, no fluorescence, nothing added. Wartime austerity kept the specification lean.