Catalog
5 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Nassau |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1694-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream-coloured paper and bears a central issuer title, THE BANK OF NASSAU, in large bold serif lettering, with a vignette of a sailing ship within a circular frame at the left inscribed BAHAMA and EXPULSIS PIRATA RESTITUTA COMMERCIA. A portrait vignette of a male figure in formal attire is enclosed in an oval frame at the right. The denomination FIVE SHILLINGS appears in a guilloche panel at the upper right and again in bold lettering at centre, with a promise-to-pay text reading Hereby promises to pay to BEARER on demand the sum of FIVE SHILLINGS, and a security clause referencing Government Securities or Coin deposited with the Receiver General and Treasurer. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF NASSAU FIVE SHILLINGS Hereby promises to pay to BEARER on demand the sum of FIVE SHILLINGS Secured by approved Government Securities or Coin deposited with the Receiver General and Treasurer BAHAMA EXPULSIS PIRATA RESTITUTA COMMERCIA NASSAU President Cashier Receiver General and Treasurer |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, displaying plain cream-coloured cotton paper with no design elements, vignettes, or inscriptions, consistent with the format of early colonial Bahamian currency of this period. |
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