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5 Pounds - George VI
| Issuer | Bahamas Government |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| 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 description | Multicolour print centred on a vignette of a sailing ship at left, with the denomination value stated at right. A central guilloche panel serves as the watermark area, and the reverse carries the royal motto inscriptions in letterpress. |
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| Protection description | Portrait bust of Christopher Columbus. |
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