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5 Dollars - George VI Red
| Issuer | Government of British Honduras |
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| Year | 1947-1952 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1885-date) |
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| Obverse description | Red intaglio print on a multicolour guilloche underprint, with red serial numbers. A front-facing portrait vignette of King George VI occupies the right side of the note, while the Coat of Arms of British Honduras is positioned at left. The issuing authority title and denomination are rendered in letterpress alongside the legal tender clause and commissioners' signatures. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red on a multicolour guilloche underprint, the reverse is composed of an elaborate symmetrical pattern of interlocking lathe-work rosettes and geometric engine-turning. Flanking the centre are two large oval guilloche medallions in green and blue, while a central cartouche in red bears the issuer inscription in bold serif lettering. The overall design is characteristic of De La Rue's classical security printing style of the mid-twentieth century. |
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| Variants | P#26a - 30.01.1947 P#26b - 01.11.1949 & 01.02.1952 |
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