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10 000 Shillings / 500 Pounds - George V
| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Shilling (1921-1967) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in an oval vignette at upper right, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in blue-green tones. The denomination is rendered in English at centre, with Arabic and Indian script inscriptions below, and the date and place of issue — Mombasa, 15th December 1921 — appearing at lower centre beneath a legal tender clause. Two signature panels for Members of the East African Currency Board appear at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD TEN THOUSAND SHILLINGS OR FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT MEMBERS OF THE EAST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD Mombasa 15th December 1921 |
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| Reverse lettering | TEN THOUSAND SHILLINGS * FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS TEN THOUSAND SHILLINGS * FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS |
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