Banknotes of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate
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Banknote
s were issued by the Government of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate between 1916 and 1932. The banknotes are extremely rare.
The currency that is expressed is the Solomon Islands pound
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Banknote
A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money...
s were issued by the Government of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate between 1916 and 1932. The banknotes are extremely rare.
The currency that is expressed is the Solomon Islands pound
Solomon Islands pound
The pound was the currency of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate between 1899 and 1966. It was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented by local banknotes from 1916. In 1920, Australian coins and banknotes where introduced, although...
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Catalogue
- P1. 5 shillingShillingThe shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
s. 18 December 1916; 27 July 1921; 2 January 1926. Green on a brown underprint.
- P2a. 10 shillings. 18 December 1916; 27 July 1921; 2 January 1926. Red.
- P2b. 10 shillings. 30 June 1932. Unissued Remainder banknoteRemainder banknoteA remainder banknote is a banknote that has been prepared for issue, but not issued for one reason or another, such as the failure of the banknote issuer, or the merging of one banknote issuer into another....
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- P3. 1 pound. 18 December 1916; 2 January 1926; 30 June 1932. Blue.
- P4. 5 pounds. 18 December 1916.