The Lords Commissioners of i Majesty's Treasury announce that all currency notes of the denomination of 109, issued from the Bank of England hereafter will be of a new design. It must, however, be clearly understood that 10s, currency notes of the original design will continue to be legal tender equally with and as fully as 10s. Jeurrency notes of the new issue.
The new 10s, notes are rectangular in form, and measure 5y¢ in. by 3x in. They are printed in red upon s white paper, and the design and watermarks are identical with those of the £1 currency notes of the new issue, except for the substitution of the words "Ten shillings," and the symbol 10s. for the words "One pound," and the symbol £1 wherever these occur.
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