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1 Pound - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Olive intaglio print over yellow underprint, with black serial numbers. At right, a vignette of Queen Elizabeth II in three-quarter portrait facing front-left, wearing the King George IV State Diadem; the ship seal of the Bahamas Government appears at left, flanking a central watermark area. Lettering identifies the issuing authority and legal tender status. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1936 THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ONE POUND £1 EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY RECEIVER GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Reverse description | Olive intaglio print on plain ground, with the British Royal Coat of Arms as the central left vignette and the denomination numeral at right, framing a central watermark area. The composition is restrained, relying on the heraldic device and textual inscriptions to convey authority. |
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