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5 Florins - George V
| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in an oval vignette at upper centre, flanked by guilloche rosettes and the numeral '5' in ornate cartouches at left and right. The denomination 'FIVE FLORINS' is printed in large bold letters across the centre, with the title 'THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD' along the top. The lower portion carries the legal tender inscription in English, Arabic, and Amharic scripts, with the place and date of issue 'Mombasa, 1st May, 1920' and member signatures at bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD FIVE FLORINS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT MEMBERS OF THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD |
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| Reverse lettering | FIVE FLORINS |
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