Catalog
1 Pound - George V
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print over yellow underprint, with red serial numbers. At right centre, a left-facing portrait of King George V; at centre, a vignette of St. George's Harbour; at left centre, the coat of arms of Bermuda flanked by a sword at left and a sceptre at right. Issuing authority inscriptions and date 30th September 1927 appear in the surround, with the Waterlow & Sons imprint at lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Red letterpress print. The British royal coat of arms occupies the centre of the design, with a decorative floral motif at lower left and lower right. Guilloche work and inscriptions fill the remaining field, with the Waterlow & Sons imprint at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | ONE POUND ₤1 HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE DIEU ET MON DROIT WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON. (Translation: Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it. God and my right.) |
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