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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Reference(s) | P#2 |
| Obverse description | Blue letterpress on cream underprint, with an elaborate guilloche border enclosing the central text panel; the denomination '10/-' appears at left and right flanking the bold inscription 'TEN SHILLINGS' at centre. The heading 'THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS' runs across the top, below which a crowned royal arms vignette occupies the upper centre, followed by the promise clause 'PROMISES TO PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF'. Signature lines for Directors of Currency and a date line appear in the lower portion, with the printer's imprint 'THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED' at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is covered by an overall geometric guilloche underprint in pale blue, composed of repeating interlocking angular motifs across the full surface as a security background. At left, the inscriptions 'TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS' and '10 SHILLINGS' are printed in blue, with ruled lines provided for Date, Directors of Currency, and Withdrawn from Circulation completing the panel. |
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| Protection description | Overall geometric guilloche pattern in pale blue printed across the reverse surface as a security underprint |
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