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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Government of St. Helena |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At right, an intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in three-quarter view, wearing a tiara, pearl necklace, and formal attire, set against a fine guilloche underprint. The left side carries a panoramic landscape vignette of Saint Helena's rugged coastline and mountainous terrain with Jamestown in the valley below, flanked by a guilloche medallion enclosing the £5 numeral at lower left. Four manuscript signatures of the Currency Commissioners appear beneath the central vignette, with the promise text 'Promise to pay bearer on demand the sum of FIVE POUNDS' rendered in italic script. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries two substantial intaglio heraldic vignettes set against a fine guilloche ground. At left, the arms of the East India Company are rendered with two lion supporters flanking a quartered shield surmounted by a rampant lion crest, with flanking flags and a motto ribbon below; at right, the colonial seal of Saint Helena presents a cartouche enclosing a sailing ship navigating rocky coastal waters. The £5 denomination numeral appears to the left of the seal, with a large decorative guilloche '5' element occupying the far right. |
| Reverse lettering | AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIÆ £5 (Translation: Under the Auspices of the King and the Senate of England) |
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