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| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK / ZUIDAFRIKAANSE RESERVEBANK / FIVE POUNDS / VIJF POND / I promise to pay the bearer on demand at Pretoria. / Ik beloof op aanvraag te betalen aan toonder te Pretoria. / For the South African Reserve Bank / Voor de Zuidafrikaanse Reservebank / Governor / President |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large bold numeral 5 at centre, with a circular intaglio vignette of Jan van Riebeeck in period dress positioned to its left. The denomination POUNDS-POND is inscribed below the numeral, while the corner panels carry the bilingual legends FIVE / VIJF and the bank name in both English and Dutch within guilloche borders. |
| Reverse lettering | VIJF / FIVE / SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK / ZUIDAFRIKAANSE RESERVEBANK / POUNDS-POND / 5 |
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