See full images — free registration
Continue with Google — it's free or register with email

10 Shillings - George VI

Issuer Bahamas Government
Year 1936
Type Log in to see details
Value Log in to see details
Currency Log in to see details
Composition Log in to see details
Size Log in to see details
Shape Rectangular
Printer Log in to see details
Designer(s) Log in to see details
Engraver(s) Log in to see details
In circulation to Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description Red intaglio print over a yellow guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers. A front-facing bust portrait of King George VI is positioned at right, while the ship seal of the Bahamas Government appears at left. The central area is reserved for the watermark.
Obverse lettering Log in to see details
Reverse description Multicolour print centred on the British Royal coat of arms at left, with the denomination value at right. The central zone accommodates the watermark area. Lettering above and below carries the issuer name and value in both fractional and written form.
Reverse lettering TEN SHILLINGS THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT DIEU ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE 10/-
(Translation: God and my right. Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it.)
Signature(s) Log in to see details
Protection type Log in to see details
Protection description Log in to see details
Variants Log in to see details
Comments Log in to see details