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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1938-1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue intaglio print on a pale yellow-ochre underprint. A central oval vignette at left contains an engraved view of the Rock of Gibraltar with the sea at its base, captioned TEN SHILLINGS in the lower border of the oval frame. The upper portion carries the issuing authority legend ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR and a reference to the Currency Note Ordinance 1934, with the denomination TEN SHILLINGS in a guilloche cartouche at centre-right. The four corners bear the shorthand value 10/-, and the serial number and date of issue appear in the lower field alongside the manuscript signature of the Treasurer. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Gibraltar's wartime and postwar currency arrangements were complicated by the territory's dual role as both a civilian colony and a critical naval base. This series spanned the Second World War entire — notes issued in 1938 were still nominally current two decades later, an unusually long lifespan that reflects how slowly monetary infrastructure moved in a small garrison territory with limited public banking.
De La Rue's production for Gibraltar during the war years was interrupted and redirected repeatedly; some colonial issues of this period were printed under contingency arrangements, with stocks held in London rather than shipped immediately to avoid interception.