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1 Pound Bank of New Zealand, Text on back
| Issuer | Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1916-1919 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown and green tones with an ornate geometric guilloche composition radiating from the centre. A circular medallion at the centre contains a vignette of the Bank of New Zealand arms with two standing figures, surrounded by a starburst of intricate lathe-work panels. The denomination ONE POUND appears in bold relief on both the left and right horizontal bands, with BANK OF NEW ZEALAND arching above and NEW ZEALAND below the central design. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF NEW ZEALAND ONE POUND ONE POUND |
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The Bank of New Zealand's wartime pound series occupies an interesting position in New Zealand's private banking history — the BNZ was one of several trading banks still issuing their own notes under the Note Issue Act framework, a system that would eventually be dismantled when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand took over sole issue rights in 1934. Bradbury Wilkinson, the Surrey-based security printers, handled the BNZ's note production throughout this period, as they did for numerous colonial and dominion banking clients.
The "text on back" designation in the Pick reference distinguishes this issue from related varieties within the S225 series, where back plate differences — primarily the arrangement and inclusion of printed text — serve as the primary differentiating factor between catalogued types.