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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1936 THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FIVE POUNDS £5 COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY RECEIVER GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue on white paper. At left, a circular vignette encloses a sailing ship scene — a large square-rigged vessel under full sail accompanied by smaller ships, surrounded by an ornamental border bearing the Latin motto below the image. The centre of the note is occupied by a large octagonal guilloche panel left blank for handstamping, flanked at right by an elaborate rosette medallion enclosing the sterling denomination numeral £5. |
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| Variants | P#16a - signature at center: H. R. Latreille signature at right: Basil Burnside P#16b - signature at center: W. H. Sweeting signature at right: Basil Burnside P#16c - signature at center: W. H. Sweeting signature at right: Chas. P. Bethel P#16d - signature at center: W. H. Sweeting signature at right: George W. K. Roberts |
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