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10 Shillings - Victoria Red
| Issuer | Bank of Nassau |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Currency | Pound (Before 1966) |
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| Obverse lettering | TEN THE BANK OF NASSAU Hereby promises to pay the bearer in demand the sum of TEN SHILLINGS Secured by approved Government Securities or coin deposited with the Receiver General and Treasurer Receiver General and Treasurer NASSAU, N.P. 18_ President Cashier |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, the reverse is dominated by a dense, all-over guilloche underprint of interlocking floral and geometric lathe-work medallions, with a scalloped outer border framing the composition. The denomination "TEN SHILLINGS" is set in bold serif capitals within a central oval cartouche surrounded by the guilloche network, with a pin-perforated cancellation visible in the lower centre. |
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The Bank of Nassau was a short-lived private institution operating in Nassau, Bahamas, during the colonial period. Charles Skipper & East produced work for numerous colonial banks across the British Empire during this period, and their Nassau commissions followed the same engraved plate method used for their African and Caribbean clients.
Pick A2 status indicates this is among the earliest documented issues for the bank — scarce in any condition, with few examples traceable to public auction records.