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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bank of the Gold Coast |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | £5 BANK OF THE GOLD COAST THIS NOTE IS ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GOLD COAST AND IS LEGAL TENDER OF THE GOLD COAST FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FIVE POUNDS FOR THE BANK OF THE GOLD COAST FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GOLD COAST MINISTER OF FINANCE MANAGING DIRECTOR FIVE 123456 |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed intaglio view of a gold mine complex, with a prominent headframe (winding tower) rising at left and a series of industrial buildings and processing facilities extending across the middle ground, evoking the economic foundations of the Gold Coast colony. The £5 numeral is set in an ornate cartouche at upper left, while FIVE POUNDS appears in a decorative panel at the foot of the note. The entire composition is enclosed within a guilloche border consistent in style with the obverse. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF THE GOLD COAST £5 FIVE POUNDS |
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