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5 Shillings
| Issuer | Government of the Falkland Islands |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Value | 5 Shillings (1/4) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown on a beige underprint that covers the central field, the note is framed by an elaborate guilloche border. The denomination '5/-' appears in bold numerals at either side of a central panel bearing the legend 'FIVE SHILLINGS' in large serif letterpress type, with the issuer's full title arching across the upper margin. A serial prefix letter 'A' with five-digit number appears at upper centre, beneath which ruled lines provide for a handwritten date and the manuscript signatures of the Commissioners of Currency. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse functions as a counterfoil stub, printed in brown on plain unadorned paper without guilloche work or vignette ornament. The issuer name 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' and denomination '5 SHILLINGS' are set in bold type, above a series of ruled lines provided for recording the date of issue, the signatures of the Commissioners of Currency, and the date of withdrawal from circulation. A fractional serial number appears at upper left. |
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The earliest surviving documented note from the Falkland Islands, P#A1A predates the colony's formal currency ordinance and reflects a period when the islands' administration issued paper money largely as a practical solution to the near-total absence of coinage in circulation. De La Rue's involvement guaranteed professional execution, but the print run was almost certainly tiny — the Falklands' population at the time hovered around two thousand, and commercial activity was dominated by the Falkland Islands Company's internal credit systems, which reduced demand for government paper still further.
Survivorship is extremely poor. Fewer than a handful of authenticated examples are known to exist.