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1 Pound Town Vingtaine of St. Helier
| Issuer | Town Vingtaine of St. Helier |
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| Year | 1850-1860 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | At upper centre, an oval intaglio vignette of St. Helier harbour with sailing vessels in the foreground and the fortified hilltop of Fort Regent rising behind the town. Numeral '1' counters in ornate guilloche rosettes flank the central vignette at left and right, with a further 'ONE' counter in a rectangular frame at lower left. The promise-to-pay text and denomination 'ONE POUND' are set in contrasting red letterpress against a fine engine-turned underprint, with 'BRITISH STERLING' in bold red Gothic script along the lower margin. Vertical border inscriptions run along both side margins, and the imprint 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' appears in small type at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | TOWN VINGTAINE OF ST. HELIER / BY VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF THE TOWN VINGTAINE OF ST. HELIER / We Promise to pay the Bearer on the / 18 ONE POUND out of the Revenue / of the said Vingtaine. JERSEY 18 / Enl. / Procureurs. / PAYABLE ON DEMAND BY / British Sterling. / ONE |
| Reverse description | The entire reverse is occupied by a large central oval intaglio vignette of Le Mont de la Ville dolmen — a Neolithic megalithic monument — rendered in fine line engraving and set within a low circular stone enclosure on an open landscape under a dramatic clouded sky. The inscription 'RENEWED NOTE' is printed in bold serif capitals immediately below the vignette, serving as an official endorsement overprint to indicate reissue of the note. |
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