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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1957-1965 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Red-brown note with the Fijian coat of arms and two standing figures as a central vignette at upper left, surrounded by fine guilloche underprint and radiating lathe-work patterns. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing three-quarter view occupies an intaglio-printed oval vignette at the right. The denomination numeral '10' appears in large figures at both left and right margins, with the issuer legend 'GOVERNMENT OF FIJI' in bold letterpress across the centre, and the value 'TEN SHILLINGS' below, above the printed date and two manuscript signatures for the Commissioners of Currency. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF FIJI THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT TEN SHILLINGS for the GOVERNMENT of FIJI COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY 10/- 10/- |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red-brown on white cotton paper, the reverse is divided into three panels framed by ornate scrollwork borders. The left panel contains a large circular guilloche rosette, the central panel bears the bold intaglio inscription 'TEN SHILLINGS' over a fine geometric lathe-work background, and the right panel provides a plain oval space. The issuer name 'GOVERNMENT OF FIJI' is printed in a cartouche at the top centre, with the denomination '10/-' repeated in each corner. |
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