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25 Cents

Issuer Government of the Straits Settlements
Year 1917
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Size 110 × 76 mm
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Obverse description The colonial coat of arms is positioned at upper centre, flanked by guilloche underprint work across the note. The central field carries the promissory text in letterpress, with the authorized signature of the Acting Treasurer and a serial number printed below. Denomination numerals and the abbreviation CTS appear at each corner.
Obverse lettering 25 25 The Government of the Straits Settlements Promises to pay the bearer ON DEMAND at Singapore TWENTYFIVE CENTS Local Currency for Value received Ag. Treasurer CTS CTS
Reverse description An intaglio vignette of a tiger resting in tall grass occupies the central field, rendered in black against an orange guilloche underprint of interlocking floral rosettes that frames the entire note. Numeral 25 appears in the upper corners within quatrefoil rosettes, while CTS is inscribed in the lower corners within matching rosettes.
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