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5 Shillings
| Issuer | Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1766-1970) |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress text is printed over a blue guilloche underprint that fills the central field, in the formal typographic style characteristic of early De La Rue colonial issues. The promise-to-pay legend and denomination are set in structured typography, with the serial number consisting of a fractional letter prefix 'A' followed by a five-digit numeral. The issue date is entered in manuscript, consistent with hand-completed colonial currency of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE SHILLINGS 5/- |
| Reverse description | The reverse is largely unprinted, with the plain paper surface showing faint show-through of the obverse guilloche underprint and text in mirror image. A contemporary handwritten inscription in ink appears on the left side, reading 'From J. Felton - Lawrence Esqr. - Collector', indicating an early ownership or transfer notation by a contemporary hand. |
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