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10 Pounds
| Issuer | Durban Bank |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio engraving on white paper. The upper portion carries a central vignette of a harbour scene with sailing vessels, flanked by the bold letterpress legend DURBAN BANK; a small oval portrait vignette occupies the upper left corner and an ornamental numeral device the upper right. Serial numbers appear on both sides, with the promise-to-pay text in copperplate script reading 'We Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand at our Office here TEN POUNDS Sterl. value received. Durban.' A large decorative ornamental 'TEN' in Gothic script fills the lower left quadrant, with signature lines for the Proprietors' representative and Chief Clerk at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | DURBAN BANK We Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand at our Office here TEN POUNDS Sterl. value received. Durban. For the Proprietors Ent. Chief Clerk |
| Reverse description | The reverse of this colonial private banknote is unprinted, presenting plain white cotton paper stock consistent with mid-nineteenth century South African bank note production. |
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