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10 Pounds
| Issuer | African Banking Corporation Limited |
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| Year | 1892-1904 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown on white cotton paper, the obverse carries a central vignette of the Cape Colony coat of arms flanked on both lateral margins by numeral '10' panels with 'TEN POUNDS' in vertical letterpress. The heading 'AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED' appears in bold type above a promise-to-pay clause specifying payability on demand in gold at Cape Town, followed by the denomination 'TEN POUNDS Sterling' in large display type. A bilingual security legend in English and Dutch references the deposit of Cape Government securities, running along the upper and lower borders respectively, with date and signature lines completed in manuscript. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a pale rose-brown guilloche underprint with an intricate engine-turned lathe-work border enclosing a central denomination panel reading 'TEN POUNDS STERLING' in bold letterpress, flanked by numeral '10' cartouches at left and right. No pictorial vignette is present; the design relies entirely on geometric guilloche patterns for decorative effect. Bilingual security legends in English and Dutch occupy the upper and lower portions respectively, referencing the deposit of Cape Government securities held under Act No. 40 of 1891. |
| Reverse lettering | THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY CAPE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEPOSITED WITH THE TREASURER UNDER ACT NO. 40 OF 1891 STERLING TEN POUNDS STERLING DEZE BANKNOOT IS GEWAARBORD DOOR SECURIEEN VAN HET KAAPSCHE GOUVERNEMENT IN DE THESAURIE NEERGELEGD ONDER ACTE VAN WAARBORG |
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