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1 Shilling - British Armed Forces 2nd series
| Issuer | British Armed Forces |
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| Year | 1948-1961 |
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| Reference(s) | RM#45 |
| Obverse description | Red and teal letterpress design with guilloche underprint at centre. Denomination numeral '1/-' appears in all four corners within red cartouches, with a large red starburst panel at right bearing a blue numeral. The issuing authority title and series designation are printed across the upper and lower fields. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, the reverse carries an ornate letterpress design with acanthus scroll vignettes flanking a central guilloche panel bearing the denomination 'ONE SHILLING'. A framed rectangular text block at the lower centre contains the conditions of use in small letterpress type. Corner cartouches repeat the '1/-' numeral. |
| Reverse lettering | ONE SHILLING THIS NOTE IS VALID ONLY FOR TRANSACTIONS WITHIN OFFICIAL CANTEENS AND ORGANISATIONS LAID DOWN IN G.R.Os. OF THE THEATRE EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN G.R.Os. IT MUST IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE OFFERED TO ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT ENTITLED TO USE BRITISH SERVICE CANTEENS. IMPROPER USE OF THIS NOTE IS A DISCIPLINARY OFFENCE AND MAY RENDER THE OFFENDER LIABLE TO PENALTIES. |
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