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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1960-1975 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse is occupied by a large central guilloche medallion of elaborate symmetrical design, printed in red on plain paper. The medallion takes an oval form with interlocking foliate scrollwork and floral rosettes radiating outward, enclosing a complex engine-turned pattern of intertwined loops and star motifs at the centre. No inscriptions or numerals appear on this face. |
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| Protection description | Watermarked paper |
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The Falkland Islands Currency Ordinance of 1899 established the islands' own pound at parity with sterling, and that relationship held rigidly throughout this note's period of issue. De La Rue produced the series in London under colonial contract — a routine arrangement for British dependent territories at the time, though the Falklands' extreme geographic isolation meant replacement notes arrived slowly when stocks ran low.
The P#9 series ran across a surprisingly long fifteen-year window, suggesting print runs were economical and reissues infrequent. Population in the islands barely exceeded 2,000 during this period, so demand for high-denomination notes was genuinely limited.