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1 Pound
| Issuer | The Natal Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in fine intaglio engraving in black on white paper, centred on a large ornate vignette of a colonial coat of arms flanked by two allegorical female figures in classical dress, with a sailing ship visible in the background. The bank name THE NATAL BANK LIMITED appears in bold letterpress within a decorated panel across the upper centre, with the denomination ONE POUND in a further inset cartouche below; the text of the promise to pay is rendered in copperplate script, dated 1st October 1903, place of issue given as Harrismith, Orange River Colony. Corner numeral guilloche panels bear the serial numbers D0001 and D0500, with the printer's imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. London at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in a dense dark grey guilloche lathe-work pattern, with four large symmetrical medallion panels in the corners, each containing a bold numeral 1 in white relief. The centre of the note carries an oval cartouche with the word ONE in large white capitals, flanked by rosette ornaments, with the inscription THE NATAL BANK LIMITED arching above and below in white lettering against the intricate engine-turned background. The overall design relies entirely on complex geometric underprint work, with no pictorial vignette, providing a strong security background. |
| Reverse lettering | THE NATAL ONE BANK LIMITED |
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