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5 Dollars - George V
| Issuer | Government of the Straits Settlements |
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| Year | 1931-1935 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT SINGAPORE / 5 DOLLARS / LOCAL CURRENCY FOR VALUE RECEIVED / FOR THE CURRENCY COMMISSIONER |
| Reverse description | Large central oval vignette engraved in intaglio, containing a full-body study of a Malayan tiger in a jungle setting with bamboo foliage. A classical allegorical female head in profile appears to the left of the central vignette. The denomination numeral '5' is repeated at each lower corner, and the note is framed by a geometric guilloche border with a decorative diamond-pattern band. |
| Reverse lettering | BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO LD ENGRAVERS NEW MALDEN SURREY ENGLAND |
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