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4 Shillings
| Uitgever | Bahamas Government |
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| Jaar | 1919 |
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| Valuta | Pound (Before 1966) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | S 4 THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1919 THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT Hereby promise to pay to the Bearer on demand Four Shillings 4/- EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Currency. Receiver General, Commisioner of Currency. Commisioner of Currency. CITY PRESS (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Printed entirely in green, the reverse presents a central architectural vignette of a classical government building rendered in fine line engraving, set within a decorative rectangular border of repeating scroll and foliate ornaments. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Bahamas Government 4 Shillings note of 1919 is an oddity by any measure — four shillings was an unusual denomination nowhere else in British colonial currency of the period, and its appearance here reflects the practical arithmetic of local trade rather than any imperial standard. The City Press in Nassau printed this domestically, which was rare for colonial issues of the era; most dependencies relied on established metropolitan printers in London or Edinburgh.
Pick 1 status means this is the first listed Bahamian government paper issue, and surviving examples are genuinely scarce — the small population, tropical climate, and modest print runs conspired against preservation.