Catalog
5 Shillings - George V
| Issuer | Bermuda Government |
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| Year | 1920-1935 |
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| Value | 5 Shillings (1/4) |
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| Reverse description | Brown print on plain paper, with a central vignette of a sailing ship under full sail. The denomination is stated in text and numeral form, flanked by decorative guilloche elements. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Bermuda's earliest government notes were authorized under the Bermuda Paper Money Act of 1914, but the 5 Shillings took several years to actually reach circulation — the island's small economy and heavy reliance on sterling coin meant demand for low-denomination paper was genuinely limited. De La Rue produced the plates in London, as they did for much of Britain's colonial currency apparatus during this period.
The fifteen-year date span on this type reflects reissue across multiple printings rather than a single continuous run. Serial letter prefixes help distinguish the earlier from later issues, and the range matters to specialists because paper quality varied noticeably between them.