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1 Shilling
| Issuer | Government of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 1 Shilling (1/20) |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset design on white paper, with the authority text "Issued under Ord. XXII, 1918" printed in the upper left and right corners flanking the bold central heading "NIGERIA". The denomination "1/-" appears in large numerals at both left and right margins, with "GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA" arched above a central rectangular panel inscribed "ONE SHILLING" in letterpress. The lower portion carries the legal tender clause, the place and date of issue "LAGOS, December, 1918", a serial number at lower left, and a manuscript signature above the designation "Treasurer" at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely plain, printed on unadorned white paper with no vignette, text, or decorative elements, consistent with the emergency wartime production of this issue. |
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| Signature(s) | D.S. MacGregor |
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