Catalog
5 Pounds
| Issuer | The Gambia Currency Board |
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| Year | 1965-1970 |
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| Currency | Pound (1966-1971) |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GAMBIA CURRENCY BOARD PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR جامبيا كرنسي بورد خمسة جنيهات |
| Reverse description | The central intaglio vignette illustrates two figures operating a mechanical cotton ginning or threshing machine on the banks of a river, with a large baobab tree and luminous moon disc in the background, all executed in fine engraved linework in a uniform deep blue. The issuer title 'THE GAMBIA CURRENCY BOARD' and denomination 'FIVE POUNDS' are inscribed in two separate panels at the top centre, flanked by intricate guilloche border work. The denomination '£5' repeats in ornate cartouches at all four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | THE GAMBIA CURRENCY BOARD FIVE POUNDS |
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