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1 Pound
| Issuer | Government of St. Helena |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in intaglio at right, shown in three-quarter view wearing a tiara and jewelled necklace. At centre-left, a vignette of the island of Saint Helena with ships in the harbour and rocky cliffs in the background, framed by guilloche underprint. Denomination numeral £1 appears at both lower left and upper right, with two manuscript signatures and the inscription CURRENCY COMMISSIONERS along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Government of St. Helena £1 Promise to pay bearer on demand the sum of ONE POUND £1 CURRENCY COMMISSIONERS |
| Reverse description | At left, the arms of the East India Company rendered in intaglio, with two lion supporters, a central shield, two flags, and the motto AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLÆ on a ribbon below. At right, the colonial seal of Saint Helena within a cartouche, displaying a sailing ship at sea with a rocky coastline, set against a fine guilloche background. The denomination £1 appears at centre. |
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