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1 Pound
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of New Brunswick, St. John |
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| Year | 1850-1853 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1694-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is laid out in a typeset letterpress style with large numeral "1" vignettes at the left and right corners and a central circular vignette bearing an arms or seal device. The upper margin carries the inscription "£1 CURRENCY" and a serial number field at right, while the main body reads "THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW-BRUNSWICK" with the promise text "promise to pay ONE POUND Currency on demand" above the issuing location "ST. JOHN, N.B." Signature lines for the President and Directors are printed below the central vignette, with manuscript signatures completing the obligation. |
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| Obverse lettering | £1 CURRENCY No. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW-BRUNSWICK ONE POUND Currency on demand ST. JOHN, N.B. The President Directors & Co. ONE |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large, intricate guilloche pattern composed of five overlapping circular lathe-work rosettes arranged in a horizontal band across the centre of the plain paper field, with no additional vignettes or printed text apart from the counter-stamped legend "COMMERCIAL BANK" set within the central guilloche element. |
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