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10 Shillings - Elizabeth II English motto below arms
| Issuer | Bank of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Size | 145 × 68 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at left, in intaglio, facing three-quarters right, wearing a tiara and pearl necklace. The Jamaican coat of arms is centered in the lower portion, with the denomination numeral '10/-' repeated in the upper corners. The Governor's facsimile signature appears at lower right, below the issuing authority legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF JAMAICA TEN SHILLINGS TEN SHILLINGS |
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Jamaica gained independence in August 1962, and this note — part of the Bank of Jamaica's inaugural currency series — was among the first issues produced for the newly sovereign state. De La Rue in London handled the printing, a common arrangement for newly independent Commonwealth nations that lacked domestic printing infrastructure. The "English motto below arms" designation distinguishes this issue from the later variant, where the national motto was rendered in the Jamaican patois phrase adopted in 1962.
The five recorded signature combinations across P#51B reflect the bank's unsettled early administrative years — R. T. P. Hall appearing twice, once as Acting Governor and once as Governor, is the most telling detail of how quickly personnel arrangements were changing in that first decade.