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5 Shillings - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1952-1957 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on multicolour guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers. A central vignette combines a right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II above a panoramic view of Hamilton Harbour. The denomination 5/- appears in the lower corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | BERMUDA GOVERNMENT BERMUDA NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT. FIVE SHILLINGS ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BERMUDA LEGISLATURE HAMILTON, BERMUDA 20th OCTOBER, 1952. COLONIAL TREASURER ASSISTANT COLONIAL TREASURER BRADBURY WILKINSON & Co. Ltd. NEW MALDEN, SURREY, LONDON 5/- |
| Reverse description | Brown and purple intaglio print on a fine guilloche underprint. The British Royal Coat of Arms is centrally set within an ornate oval frame, flanked on each side by the denomination numeral 5/- in large cartouches. The inscription FIVE SHILLINGS runs along the lower border. |
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