Catalog
5 Shillings / 6 Francs
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on a pink guilloche underprint, with the Guernsey coat of arms printed as a lightly tinted central vignette. Denomination roundels at upper left reading '5/-' and upper right reading '6 frs.' flank the promissory text set in bold gothic and copperplate scripts, with two manuscript signatures below. A decorative ornamental panel inscribed 'Five Shillings' occupies the lower left corner. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface note; the reverse is plain, with only a faint blind impression of the obverse letterpress text and underprint visible through the paper stock. |
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| Signature(s) | N. E. Marquand and Julius Bishop |
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