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4 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Nassau |
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| Year | 1906-1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress print with blue serial numbers. A portrait bust of a man faces right at the right side of the note, with the Bahamas colonial seal — bearing the motto EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA — positioned at the left. The text of the promise to pay, issuer name, and denomination are arranged in multiple registers across the face of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | FOUR SHILLINGS Secured by approved Government Securities or coin deposited with the Receiver General and Treasurer Receiver General & Treasurer THE BANK OF NASSAU HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER IN DEMAND THE SUM OF FOUR SHILLINGS NASSAU N.P. President Cashier BAHAMAS EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA 4/- Charles Skipper & East. (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by an intricate guilloche underprint of repeating foliate and geometric lathe-work patterns that fill the entire field. The denomination "FOUR SHILLINGS" is set within a central cartouche framed by fine engine-turned scrollwork, with a scalloped border running the full perimeter of the note. |
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