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2 Shillings
| Issuer | Paymaster, Border Scouts, Upington |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A rare Siege-type emergency note printed on coarse hessian (burlap) cloth, handwritten and rubber-stamped in black ink. An oval regimental seal of the Border Scouts, Upington is impressed at the left, with handwritten text in the centre reading 'Pay to bearer the sum of two shillings for pay' and a handwritten denomination of '/ 2 -' at lower left. The note is countersigned in manuscript at lower right by the issuing officer. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISSUED BY PAYMASTER B.S. UPINGTON Pay to bearer the sum of (Two Shillings) for pay / 2 - |
| Reverse description | The reverse consists of plain unprinted hessian cloth with no printed design, text, or decoration, showing only the natural weave of the fabric and traces of aging and soiling consistent with field circulation. |
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