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10 Shillings Sterling
| Emittent | Government of Tonga |
|---|---|
| Jahr | 1921 |
| Typ | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Green intaglio print on white paper. The Tongan Coat of Arms occupies the centre of the note, flanked on either side by tall palm tree vignettes rendered in fine line engraving. The legend GOVERNMENT OF TONGA TREASURY NOTE arches across the upper portion within an elaborate guilloche border, with the denomination 10/s displayed in ornate cartouches at left and right. Three signature lines appear at the lower centre above the date 1st January 1921, with the place of issue NUKUALOFA noted at lower left. |
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| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Green intaglio print on white paper. The entire reverse is occupied by a large, intricately engraved symmetrical guilloche medallion composed of overlapping floral and geometric rosette forms radiating from a central lozenge. The denomination appears in the four corners, with 10/s in the upper left and lower right, and TEN in the upper right and lower left, all set within the guilloche framework. |
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| Anmerkungen |
Tonga's paper currency began with a deliberate act of institutional conservatism. The Kingdom had operated under a monetary system tied to British sterling since the 1875 constitution, and these early De La Rue issues of 1921 were designed to reinforce that alignment rather than assert any distinct financial identity. The Government of Tonga — not a central bank — was itself the issuing authority, which was unusual even by Pacific standards at the time.
De La Rue's involvement guaranteed technically competent production, but surviving examples from this issue are genuinely rare. The small island population meant print runs were modest, and tropical humidity in the South Pacific is notoriously destructive to paper stock.