1 Pound Overprinted; without pattern

Features

Issuer	Australia
Issuing bank	Commonwealth Bank of Australia
King	George V (1910-1936)
Type	Emergency banknotes
Year	1910
Value	1 Pound
Currency	Pound (1788-1966)
Composition	Paper
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 544248
References	P# 1B Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Allegory of Hope to the left. With arms on top and bottom. In the center the value and bankname. Overprinted with 90ᐤ rotation, with the new lawtext.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Reverse

Blue and yellow print
Negative text with value in center and surrounded by bank name.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ENGLISH SCOTTISH AND
1 ONE 1
AUSTRALIAN BANK LIMITED

Signatures

James R. Collins (JRC)	Assistant Secretary
George T. Allen (GTA)	Secretary to the Treasury

Comments

This note is an emergency emission, due to the 1 Pound (P#2) failing due to counterfitting. The original note is a South Australian 1 Pound, from 1st of September, 1894.

This note should not be confused with the P#A111, which is the same note overprinted with the same text, but with a pattern in the bottom on the overprint and original date 1st of December 1910.

The signature of James R. Collins is on this note titled Accountent.

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1910-Dec-01	JRC, GTA

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