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10 Dollars Mauritius Commercial Bank
| Issuer | Mauritius Commercial Bank |
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| Year | 1839-1843 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars (2) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a busy harbour scene with sailing vessels, a steamship, and a classical waterfront building, set within a light engraved border. The bank title arches across the top in bold letterpress, with denomination counters reading TEN at upper left and right. Manuscript date and serial number appear at upper centre, with the promise-to-pay text in copperplate script across the lower half, completed by a circular Directors seal and manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAURITIUS COMMERCIAL BANK TEN TEN PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF TEN DOLLARS COLONIAL CURRENCY VALUE RECEIVED FOR THE MAURITIUS COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY |
| Reverse description | Plain back printed with a bold rectangular frame in red, enclosing the sterling equivalent value in large serif capitals at centre. The ghost impression of the obverse vignette shows faintly through the paper. A numeral 10 counter appears at lower centre within the border design. |
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