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1 Pound - George V

Issuer Government of the Falkland Islands
Year 1921-1932
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Printed in blue on a guilloche underprint, the note bears the issuer title "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS" across the upper centre, with the denomination "ONE POUND" in a bold intaglio panel at centre-left accompanied by the £1 symbol. A right-facing intaglio portrait of King George V, set within an ornate crowned cartouche with laurel and oak branch embellishments, occupies the right field. The lower portion carries the date, the legend "FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS", the title "Commissioners of Currency", and two manuscript signatures, with the printer's imprint "THOS. DE LA RUE & CO. LONDON" at the foot.
Obverse lettering THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
These Notes are Legal Tender for the payment of any amount.
ONE POUND
For the Government of the Falkland Islands
Commissioners of Currency
THOS. DE LA RUE & CO. LONDON
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Variants P#2a - 01.02.1921 & 10.01.1927 2
P#2bs - 10.02.1932 1
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