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50 Pounds
| Issuer | Bank of New South Wales |
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| Year | ND (1910) |
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| Currency | Pound (1840-1967) |
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| Obverse description | Red on white cotton paper. Central guilloche panel bears the promise-to-pay text and denomination "FIFTY POUNDS Sterling" in bold letterpress, flanked by two ornate cartouches each bearing the numeral "50". A central vignette above the text panel shows a seated allegorical female figure with a sailing ship; the bank title appears in the upper and lower borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES I Promise to pay the Bearer at on demand Fifty Pounds Sterling Dated the day of 19 For the BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES FIFTY Ent² MANAGER |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange-red on pale blue-grey paper. A central guilloche panel carries the word "FIFTY" in white relief lettering on a dense lathe-work ground. Four circular medallions, one at each corner, each contain an allegorical seated figure with a sailing vessel, executed in fine intaglio engraving. A plain double-rule border frames the entire design. |
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