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4 Shillings - George VI
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Value | 4 Shillings (1/5) |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on white paper with red serial numbers. A front-facing portrait vignette of King George VI occupies the right portion of the note, with the ship seal of the Bahamas at left and a central watermark reserve area. The legend references the Currency Note Act 1936 and the motto EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA, with the printer's imprint of Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | 4/- THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1936 THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FOUR SHILLINGS EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY RECEIVER GENERAL, COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED. LONDON. (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour print centred on the British Royal coat of arms at left, with the denomination value at right and a central watermark reserve area. The reverse carries the bilingual motto inscriptions DIEU ET MON DROIT and HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE associated with the Royal Arms, set within a guilloche underprint. The overall composition reflects the standard colonial issue design of the Bahamas Government currency series. |
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