Catalog
10 Shillings
| Issuer | Commonwealth of Australia |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in purple, red, and multicolour, the obverse centres on the statutory promise-to-pay text reading "Promises to pay the Bearer TEN SHILLINGS in gold coin on Demand" over the signature of the Commonwealth Treasurer. The Commonwealth coat of arms appears as a vignette to the left, with the denomination numeral to the right, the whole surrounded by intricate guilloche border panels repeating "10 SHILLINGS" in each corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 SHILLINGS 10 SHILLINGS THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA NOTE THE TREASURER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Promises to pay the Bearer TEN SHILLINGS in gold coin on Demand the Commonwealth Treasurer at the Seat of Government 10 SHILLINGS 10 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | Printed in green, the reverse carries a central vignette of the Goulburn Weir irrigation works near Nagambie, Victoria, set within an elaborate ornate frame of lathe-work guilloche. Denomination numerals and inscriptions are repeated in the surrounding border panels, with "TEN" and "10" appearing at intervals along all four margins. |
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