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10 Dollars / 2 Dollars
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of Newfoundland |
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| Year | 1888 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Queen Victoria at left, central allegorical vignette of a seated female figure representing Commerce with a sailing ship in the background, and a standing sailor figure at right. Guilloche underprint in green with the legend "We promise to pay the Bearer on demand TEN DOLLARS" across the centre. Issued at Saint John's, dated January 3rd, 1888. |
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| Reverse description | Intricate green guilloche lathe-work pattern fills the entire field, with a large numeral "10" at centre flanked by ornamental rosettes bearing the letter "X" on each side. The bank title "COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND" appears at top, with "TEN DOLLARS." in bold lettering at the base. |
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| Variants | P#S115a - issued note P#S115b - redemption overprint TWO DOLLARS |
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