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10 Shillings - George VI Red, date at left
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Red intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers. A left-facing portrait vignette of King George VI occupies the upper centre, while a vignette of Gates Fort in St. George's, Bermuda appears at the bottom centre. The date of issue is printed at the left, with the Colonial Treasurer and Assistant Colonial Treasurer signature lines below the central text block. |
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| Obverse lettering | BERMUDA GOVERNMENT BERMUDA NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT TEN SHILLINGS ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BERMUDA LEGISLATURE ASSISTANT COLONIAL TREASURER COLONIAL TREASURER HAMILTON, BERMUDA, 17th, FEBRUARY, 1947 BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co. Ltd. NEW MALDEN, SURREY, ENGLAND 10/- |
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The 1943 Bermuda Government notes were authorized under wartime emergency powers, with Britain tightly controlling colonial currency output to prevent any disruption to the sterling area. Bradbury, Wilkinson's New Malden facility was handling a significant volume of colonial and dominion work at this period, and Bermuda's wartime issues were produced there alongside far larger commissions.
The P#13A designation separates this issue by date position — a cataloguing distinction that reflects actual plate differences, not simply a variety for its own sake. Notes with the date at left were the earlier configuration within the series.