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1 Pound

Issuer National Bank of South Africa Ltd., Bloemfontein
Year 1900-1920
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Black intaglio print on off-white paper with a light pink underprint. At left, a seated allegorical female figure rests beside a landscape vignette with a waterfall; at centre-right, the denomination ONE POUND appears in a dark ornate panel. The upper margin bears the heading ORANGE FREE STATE ISSUE, with the bank title THE NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED in bold letters across the top, and the promise-to-pay text referencing BLOEMFONTEIN below, flanked by serial numbers. The date 2nd July, 1917 and the legend BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS appear at lower right, above two manuscript signatures.
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Reverse description Printed in blue-green on white paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate engine-turned guilloche framework enclosing three circular vignettes. The central medallion contains a map of Africa surrounded by wildlife and landscape scenery, while the two flanking medallions each bear the numeral 1. The bank name THE NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED is inscribed across the design, with the denomination ONE and POUND repeated in the side panels, and the printer's imprint of Waterlow & Sons visible at the lower margin.
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Protection description Watermarked security paper
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