Gilbert & Ellice Islands Paper Money

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS Paper Money

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Head of State:
GB King George VI
11.12.1936 - 6.2.1952

British High Commissioner Sir Harry Charles Luke
16.9.1938 - 1942

Founder:
Sir Albert Fuller Ellis
b.1869 - d.1951

GILBERT & ELLICE COLONY, 1.1.1942 ISSUES

GILBERT & ELLICE IS. COLONY

British Protectorate from 1892; colony 1916 until 1976
GBR currency until 1976-78

On 1.1.1976 the islands were divided as separate political entities.
Gilbert became Kiribati in 1976 and Ellice Is. became Tuvalu in 1978.

P.1 1 Shilling

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P.2 2 Shillings

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P.3 5 Shillings

P.4 10 Shillings

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Gilbert (Kiribati) & Ellice (Tuvalu) Islands are now independent countries. Both countries use Australian currency.

**RARE SET SOLD**
Enlarge Supersize This rare banknote set was sold by Roxbury's Auction House on 24.9.2005 in their Sale #63 as lot 479 for $36,000 AUD ($26,350 USD)