FORGED BANK NOTES.
A PUBLIC VVARNING.
CHRISTCHURC H, March 18‘
‘ Forged British bank notes are again in circulation in New Zealand. Instructions to commercial houses have been sent out this week by the Christchurch branch of one bank that the name of any person depositing British and foreign notes should be endorsed tn the notes for identification pur poses in any case of il‘l'cgulal'iti(~.<. A reporter was infornied that spurious Bank of England notes have a blurred appearance, with silglitly wider numbers and a crude representation of Britannia. Sp-urius Treasury notes are mostly of the second issue. red 10/ and sbiack £l. The foriner are a good imitation and diflicult to detect. The £1 notes are all numbered VV/20, impressed with ‘a watermark. -and the Kings head has a Czarlike appearance. In addition the letter “N” is upside down in the word “one” of the inscription. Forgeries of present issue are blurred. and generally show a crude Kingfs head and House of Parliament.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3441, 22 March 1920, Page 2
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163FORGED BANK NOTES. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3441, 22 March 1920, Page 2
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