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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1936-1939 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in military uniform occupies the right portion of the note within a fine-line guilloche border, rendered in orange-brown intaglio. The Royal Arms of Australia appears at lower centre flanked by the facsimile signatures of the Governor of the Commonwealth Bank and the Secretary to the Treasury. An oval blank space at left is framed by intricate lathe-work underprint, with the denomination '10/-' and fractional value '1/2' repeated in the corners. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette illustrates an allegorical scene of 'Manufactures', presenting several figures engaged in industrial and craft work, enclosed within a rectangular intaglio frame. To the left, an oval guilloche panel carries the denomination numeral '10/-', while an oval blank reserve appears at right. A decorative cartouche at lower centre bears the inscription 'TEN SHILLINGS' within fine lathe-work borders in orange-brown. |
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| Signature(s) | 1936 - E. C. Riddle and H. J. Sheehan 1938 - H. J. Sheehan and H. T. Armitage |
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