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1 Dollar - George V
| Issuer | Government of the Straits Settlements |
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| Year | 1931-1935 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1845-1939) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King George V in military uniform occupies the right portion of the note within a dark vignette, facing three-quarters left. The central field carries the denomination ONE DOLLAR in a guilloche underprint band, above the legend PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT SINGAPORE and LOCAL CURRENCY FOR VALUE RECEIVED with the issue date. A large oval watermark space is reserved at left. Chinese and Malay script characters appear along the left and right margins, with ornamental floral corner devices bordering the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a large Malayan tiger standing in dense tropical undergrowth, rendered in fine intaglio line engraving. An allegorical female head in classical style appears within a circular medallion at left, while numeral 1 counters occupy the upper corners and lower lateral fields. The printer's imprint BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO. LTD. NEW MALDEN ENGLAND runs along the lower border beneath a row of geometric ornamental units. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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