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5 Shillings - George V
| Issuer | Government of Jamaica |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in red and olive-green on a fine guilloche underprint. The Jamaican Arms appears within a circular vignette at upper left, while a right-facing portrait of King George V is set within a beaded circular frame at upper right. The denomination '5/-' appears in ornate cartouches at lower left and lower right, with 'FIVE SHILLINGS' in bold letterpress across the centre band. The Island Treasurer's manuscript signature appears at lower centre, above the printer's imprint 'THOS. DE LA RUE & CO. LTD. LONDON'. |
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| Obverse lettering | JAMAICA FIVE SHILLINGS FIVE SHILLING CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF LAW 27 OF 1904 & LAW 17 OF 1918 ISLAND TREASURER THOS. DE LA RUE & CO. LTD. LONDON |
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| Variants | P#28a - one serial # at upper center P#28b - serial # at upper right and lower left |
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