| Issuer | The Bahamas |
| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Pounds |
| Currency | Pound (Before 1966) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 153 × 84 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reference(s) | P#12 |
| Obverse description | Blue print; yellow underprint; red serial numbers. Front-facing bust of King George VI at right. Ship seal at left. Watermark area at centre |
| Reverse description | Multicolor print. Ship at left. Value at right. Watermark area at centre. |
| Signature(s) | Duncan George Stewart, H. R. Latreille, Walter Kingsbury Moore, Basil Burnside, George V. E. Higgs, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Bust of Christopher Columbus. |
| Obverse lettering | £5
THE CURRENCY NOTE ACT 1936
THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
FIVE POUNDS
EXPULSIS PIRATIS RESTITUTA COMMERCIA
COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY
RECEIVER GENERAL, COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY
COMMISSIONER OF CURRENCY
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY. LIMITED. LONDON. (Translation: Pirates expelled, commerce restored.) |
| Reverse lettering | FIVE POUNDS
THE BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT
DIEU ET MON DROIT
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
£5 (Translation: God and my right. Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it.) |
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| Catalog ID | 3098141490 |
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