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5 Pounds - George VI Orange
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange intaglio print over a yellow guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers. A front-facing portrait of King George VI is positioned at right, while a vignette of a ship in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda occupies the lower left. The denomination and issuing authority legends are arranged around the central design. |
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| Reverse description | Orange intaglio print over a yellow guilloche underprint. The British Royal coat of arms is centrally positioned within an ornate guilloche frame, flanked on either side by large circular rosette vignettes bearing the denomination legend "FIVE POUNDS" in bold lettering. The printer's imprint appears along the lower border. |
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Bermuda's wartime currency situation was anything but routine. With the Atlantic shipping lanes under U-boat threat, the logistics of getting printed notes from England to the islands were a genuine operational concern, and the 1941 series was produced under those conditions. Bradbury, Wilkinson's New Malden facility was printing colonial currency throughout the war years, often under priority constraints driven by the Colonial Office in London.
The orange coloration of this denomination was a deliberate distinguishing choice across the series — not decorative. At 106 × 52 mm, this is an unusually small format for a five-pound note, reflecting wartime economy in materials rather than any design preference.