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1 Pound Siege of Mafeking
| Issuer | Siege of Mafeking (issued under authority of Colonel R.S.S. Baden-Powell) |
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| Year | 1900 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents Colonel R.S.S. Baden-Powell in military uniform flanked by a female allegorical figure on one side and the cannon known as 'Wolf' on the other; artillery crews manning cannons appear at both lateral margins. A flagpole bearing the Union Jack rises prominently in the background, anchoring the composition. The note is produced in a letterpress format with typewritten authorization text occupying the lower portion of the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAFEKING SIEGE Marche NOTE 1900 £1 ONE POUND £1 Issued by authority of Colonel R. S. S. Baden-Powell (Commanding Rhodesian Forces) This note is good for One Pound during the siege and will be exchanged for coin at the Standard Bank Mafeking on the resumption of Civil law. Entered______ Chief Paymaster______ |
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| Protection description | Embossed oval watermark situated at the upper left of the reverse: a crown surmounting the legend ONE PENNY, surrounded by additional text running along the oval border, with PROTECTORATE inscribed at the base of the oval. |
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