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1 Dollar = 5 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of British North America |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the bold title 'THE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA / INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER' across the upper centre, with 'FIVE SHILLINGS' at top left and 'BRANTFORD' at top right. Oval portrait vignettes of a woman (left) and a man in period dress (right) flank a central allegorical vignette of two figures with a coat of arms, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The promise text reads 'This Bank will pay the Bearer on demand ONE DOLLAR at BRANTFORD 1st Dec. 1852', with serial number repeated at lower left and lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIVE SHILLINGS BRANTFORD THE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Secured by deposit of Provincial Securities This Bank will pay the Bearer on demand ONE DOLLAR at BRANTFORD 1st Dec. 1852 Nº 25444 & NOT ELSEWHERE |
| Reverse description | The reverse is largely plain, printed on unadorned paper with faint impressions from the obverse showing through. A handwritten countersignature inscription in cursive script at the upper left reads 'Countersigned and Registered in the Office of the Inspector General' followed by a manuscript signature and the designation 'Register', reflecting the regulatory endorsement practice required for provincial bank notes of this era. |
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