4 Shillings - George VI

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Legenda del dritto	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.)
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Descrizione della protezione	Bust of Christopher Columbus.
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Commenti	The 1936 Bahamas 4 Shilling denomination is an oddity born of local pricing convention. The unusual face value — four shillings rather than the more administratively tidy five — reflected the practical currency arithmetic of a colonial economy where certain goods and services were habitually priced in multiples that a five-shilling note would not cover cleanly. It was not unique to the Bahamas, but it was never a common denomination in British colonial issue. George VI accession notes dated 1936 are technically transitional — the king did not ascend until December of that year, following Edward VIII's abdication, meaning any 1936-dated George VI colonial issues reflect administrative anticipation rather than actual circulation in that calendar year.