Catalog
50 Dollars
| Issuer | Treasury of Fiji |
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| Year | 1872-1873 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed Treasury Note in red on plain watermarked paper, with the heading "TREASURY NOTE" set in large bold capitals at centre and the place of issue "LEVUKA" inscribed in manuscript below. The denomination "50" appears in large numerals at the upper left and right corners, with the written amount "FIFTY DOLLARS" embedded within the body text of the promise-to-pay legend, and "FIFTY" repeated in a lower panel; circular guilloche rosettes ornament each corner and the borders. The note carries manuscript signatures and a handwritten date, with multiple diagonal "CANCELLED" overprints applied across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse of watermarked paper stock, bearing no engraved or typeset design, with only manuscript notations including what appears to be a date reference and a cursive endorsement in brown ink toward the right. |
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| Protection description | Watermarked paper inscribed "Bank Note" |
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