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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Western Australian Bank |
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| Year | ND (1910) |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Dark green intaglio-printed note with an ornate guilloche border. Central vignette shows a black swan on water flanked by floral scrollwork, with the numeral 5 in octagonal panels at left and right. Lower field carries the promise-to-pay text in letterpress, with PERTH in a solid panel at foot and SPECIMEN overprint in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BANK ESTABLISHED 1841 On Demand I Promise to pay the Bearer FIVE POUNDS Sterling at PERTH For The Western Australian Bank ENTERED Accountant Manager PERTH SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange-brown on a pale ground, the reverse centres on a large oval guilloche medallion bearing FIVE POUNDS in a horizontal band, with the numeral 5 in circular panels at each side. The inscription WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BANK arcs around the oval within an elaborate lathe-work surround. |
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