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1 Pound - George V
| Issuer | Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1921-1932 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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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. |
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| 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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The Falkland Islands Government first gained statutory authority to issue its own currency under the Falkland Islands Currency Ordinance of 1899, but practical issuance took years to materialize. This note, part of the islands' earliest substantive paper currency series, was produced by De La Rue in London and shipped to Stanley — a logistical reality that made replacement of damaged or worn notes a slow process across the South Atlantic.
The series ran across more than a decade of low-volume issuance, reflecting a tiny population and an economy dominated by the Falkland Islands Company rather than broad cash circulation. Surviving examples in any grade are genuinely scarce.