Jamaica Banknotes 5 Pounds bank note 1960 Queen Elizabeth II
Obverse: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II looking to her left, Jamaican coat of arms with English motto at lower center on front. Text: Government of Jamaica – Currency Notes Are Legal Tender For The Payment Of Any Amount – Five Pounds – Chairman of the Commissioners of Currency. HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the King George IV State Diadem or Diamond Diadem and the necklace that was a wedding gift from the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar.
Reverse: Factory and banana tree.
Watermark: Pineapple.
Printed: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London England.
The Currency Notes Law of 1937 gave additional responsibilities to the Board of Commissioners and in 1940 they began issuing 1 and 5 pound notes. Although Queen Elizabeth II became the British monarch in 1952, the first note to bear her portrait was the 5-pound note issued on 17 March 1960 and which carried the signature of E. R. Richardson, chairman of the Commissioners of Currency.
Jamaica banknotes - Jamaica paper money
1960 Issue
5 Shillings 10 Shillings One Pound 5 Pounds