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5 Pounds - George VI Brown
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown with black serial numbers, the obverse carries a front-facing portrait of King George VI at right within a guilloche border, with a vignette of a vessel in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda at lower left. Denomination and legal tender inscription appear across the note, with signatures of the Assistant Colonial Treasurer and Colonial Treasurer below the central text panel. The date '1st AUGUST, 1941' is printed as part of the issuing authority text. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown on a yellow underprint, the reverse is dominated by the British Royal Coat of Arms at centre, flanked on either side by circular guilloche rosettes each bearing the denomination 'FIVE POUNDS' in bold lettering. The motto ribbons beneath the coat of arms carry the inscriptions 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' and 'Dieu et mon droit', with the value '£5' printed below in numerals. |
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| Protection description | Arabesque pattern. |
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