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1 Pound Bank of Otago Limited
| Issuer | Bank of Otago Limited |
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| Year | 1864-1878 |
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| Size | 198 × 120 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio vignette of Britannia standing with flag, flanked by a sheep and a sailing ship in the background. The centre carries a handwritten promise-to-pay text with the place of issue DUNEDIN and the serial number repeated twice in the upper left and lower right. The bank title THE BANK OF OTAGO LIMITED appears in ornate script at the top, with the denomination ONE rendered in bold letterpress at upper right and lower left, and the authorization line FOR THE DIRECTORS AND PROPRIETORS above the manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF OTAGO LIMITED DUNEDIN ONE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND ONE POUND IN CASH HERE DUNEDIN FOR THE DIRECTORS AND PROPRIETORS |
| Reverse description | Plain back printed in blue, carrying a guilloche pattern as the sole decorative element, with the denomination expressed in both numeral and word form. |
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