1 Shilling

Issuer	Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony Government
Year	1942
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Value	1 Shilling (1/20)
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Obverse description	Plain unadorned emergency issue on white paper, printed in black letterpress. The upper portion carries the colony's title across the top, beneath which the authorizing text appears in two registers flanking the central denomination legend ONE SHILLING in bold type, with the value expressed in figures as 1s. 0d. repeated at both lower corners. The date 1st January, 1942 is printed at the lower left, with two manuscript signatures above their respective printed titles — Acting Resident Commissioner and Treasurer — at the lower right.
Obverse lettering	GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY THIS NOTE REPRESENTS A CHARGE UPON THE FUNDS OF THE GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY GOVERNMENT IN THE SUM OF ONE SHILLING 1s. 0d. 1st January, 1942. Acting Resident Commissioner. Treasurer.
Reverse description	Reverse entirely plain, printed on unadorned white paper with no design elements, vignettes, or text, consistent with the emergency wartime issue nature of this note.
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