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1 Dollar = 5 Shillings
| Issuer | Provincial Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1856 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a central vignette of the British Royal Arms flanked by a lion on the left and a unicorn on the right, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The bank title PROVINCIAL BANK OF CANADA arcs across the upper portion, with PROVINCE OF CANADA inscribed in the top margin; denomination counters reading ONE appear at lower left and right, with FIVE SHILLINGS at centre right and ONE DOLLAR at far right. The promise text 'Will pay ONE DOLLAR to the bearer' is inscribed below the central vignette, with the place of issue STANSTEAD and a date of 1856, accompanied by two manuscript signatures of the Cashier and President. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROVINCE OF CANADA PROVINCIAL BANK OF CANADA ONE FIVE SHILLINGS ONE DOLLAR Will pay ONE DOLLAR to the bearer STANSTEAD SECURED BY DEPOSIT OF PROVINCIAL SECURITIES Cash. Pres. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is largely plain, printed on aged cream-coloured paper with a simple guilloche or geometric underprint in red ink forming two rectangular panels spaced across the width of the note, the remainder of the surface being unprinted. |
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