| Issuer | The Bahamas |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 10 Shillings (1/2) |
| Currency | Pound (Before 1966) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 151 × 84 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reference(s) | P#14 |
| Obverse description | Red print; yellow underprint.; black serial numbers. Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, facing front-left, wearing King George IV State Diadem at right. Ship seal at left. Watermark area at centre. |
| Reverse description | Red print. British coat of arms at left, value at right. Watermark area at centre. |
| Signature(s) | George V. E. Higgs, H. R. Latreille, Basil Burnside, William Hart Sweeting, Chaster P. Bethel, George William Kelly Roberts, |
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| Obverse lettering | THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1936
THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
TEN SHILLINGS
10/-
EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA
COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY
RECEIVER GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY
COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Reverse lettering | TEN SHILLINGS
THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT
10/-
DIEU ET MON DROIT
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (Translation: God and my right. Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it.) |
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| Catalog ID | 9036284680 |
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