Catalog
10 Shillings
| Issuer | West African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1953-1958 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH WEST AFRICA WEST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE SUM OF TEN SHILLINGS MEMBERS OF THE WEST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and presents an agricultural vignette with a standing male figure in the foreground harvesting crops, while additional workers labour in the fields against a backdrop of rolling hills and a broad flat plain. Guilloche borders frame the composition on all sides, with the denomination numerals '10' repeated at each corner. The issuer name and value inscription are set in bold letterpress across the upper portion of the note. |
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| Variants | P#9a - issued note P#9s - Specimen |
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