Catalog
1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1941-1951 |
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| Size | 156 x 82 mm |
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| Obverse description | Pink and green note with an intaglio portrait of King George VI in military dress uniform at right, set within a circular guilloche vignette. The Fijian coat of arms, supported by two indigenous figures, occupies the upper centre, above the bold letterpress inscription GOVERNMENT OF FIJI and the denomination ONE POUND. A large circular watermark space appears at left, surrounded by intricate lathe-work guilloche underprint, with the serial number and three manuscript signatures of the Commissioners of Currency at lower centre, alongside the date. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ONE POUND For the GOVERNMENT of FIJI 1ST JANUARY, 1941. COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY Rere vaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co Ld ENGLAND |
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| Protection description | Watermark area visible as a plain circular reserve at left on obverse and right on reverse, characteristic of the paper used by Bradbury Wilkinson for this series. |
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