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1 Pound
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia Currency Board |
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| Year | 1939-1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of King George VI in three-quarter portrait facing left, set against a guilloche underprint. The Southern Rhodesia national coat of arms appears above the central text panel. Denomination and legal tender inscriptions occupy the centre of the note, with ornate border work framing the design. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Great Zimbabwe ruins rendered in green and ochre tones, with a circular medallion to the left bearing a Zimbabwe bird motif. The denomination panel at the base reads ONE POUND within a framed tablet, flanked by £1 numerals at each corner. The entire composition is enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border. |
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| Protection description | Zimbabwe bird visible when held to light |
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