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| Issuer | City Bank of Sydney |
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| Year | ND (1910) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on white paper. Left vignette shows a standing female figure beside a ship's helm and maritime implements within an oval guilloche frame, with a bird above. Central text in script reads the promise to pay, with a large orange letterpress ONE overprint. Bank title in bold serif lettering across the top, serial number range and date printed in black. |
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| Obverse lettering | The City Bank of Sydney Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of One Pound Sydney, 1st Jan.y 1896 For The City Bank of Sydney Manager Ent'd Acc't ONE |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown on white cotton paper. Central design consists of an elaborate symmetrical guilloche medallion bearing the bank's coat of arms flanked by two standing figures, encircled by the inscription THE CITY BANK OF SYDNEY. Flanking cartouches to the left and right each carry the word POUND within ornate scroll and floral borders. |
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