4 Shillings

Issuer	Government of Tonga
Year	1941-1966
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Size	180 × 95 mm
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Obverse description	Brown on pale underprint. Palm tree vignettes flank both left and right margins, framing the central composition. The Tongan Coat of Arms is positioned at centre, surrounded by the legend text and flanked by the denomination value numerals "4/s" in ornate octagonal panels at lower left and upper right. The issuer title "GOVERNMENT OF TONGA TREASURY NOTE" arches across the upper portion in bold letterpress, with the date and twin serial numbers printed across the middle field above the two manuscript signatures of the Commissioners of Currency.
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Reverse description	Brown on cream paper. The entire reverse is occupied by an elaborate symmetrical guilloche pattern composed of interlocking floral and geometric rosettes arranged in a horizontal band across the centre of the note. The intricate engine-turned design radiates from a large central medallion flanked by progressively smaller lobed rosette clusters, all rendered in fine lathe-work typical of De La Rue intaglio production. Denomination indicators appear in each corner.
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Variants	P#9a - 01.12.1941, 04.02.1942, 20.04.1942, 04.08.1942, 11.01.1943, 07.11.1944, 28.11.1944, 19.09.1945, 12.11.1945, 24.09.1946 & 08.09.1947 P#9b - 22.11.1948, 07.02.1949, 09.07.1949, 03.04.1950, 24.08.1950, 15.02.1951, 15.06.1951, 20.07.1951, 11.09.1951, 14.12.1951, 17.09.1952, 29.06.1953, 06.07.1953, 27.08.1953, 11.11.1953, 08.12.1953, 06.09.1954, 29.11.1954 & 17.01.1955 P#9c - 19.09.1955, 29.11.1955, 02.05.1956, 04.04.1957, 22.07.1957, 18.11.1957, 19.12.1957, 26.06.1958, 10.12.1958, 14.08.1959 & 30.11.1959 P#9d - 24.10.1960, 04.09.1961, 12.12.1961, 28.11.1962, 29.07.1963, 29.07.1964, 29.04.1965, 22.06.1965, 28.07.1965, 07.10.1965, 02.11.1965, 25.01.1966, - 27.09.1966 P#9e - 26.04.1966, 27.09.1966 & 03.11.1966
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