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10 Marks Australian occupation, treasury note
| Issuer | Treasury, Rabaul (Australian Military Administration) |
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| Year | 1914-1915 |
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| Value | 10 Marks |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in black on cream paper stock, the note is typeset in a straightforward utilitarian layout with two rectangular numeral panels bearing '10' at the left and right margins flanking a central text block carrying the denomination 'TEN MARKS' in large bold type. A promissory legend below states payability in coin at the Treasury, Rabaul, accompanied by a manuscript date of 14 October 1914 and handwritten endorsing signatures. A bold red diagonal stamp crosses the entire face as a cancellation or validation mark. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in black on plain cream paper with no central design, the reverse carries the word 'TEN' within simple rectangular frames at each of the four corners, with a faint offset impression of the obverse text visible through the thin paper stock. |
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| Variants | P#2a - issued note P#2b - pen cancelled 01.01.1915 |
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