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| Issuer | Bank of British North America |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on paper with green guilloche underprint. Central vignette shows the Royal Arms flanked by allegorical figures; denomination TWO in large letters at left and right. Red overprint letter S at upper right; date 15th July 1868 and place St. John, New Brunswick inscribed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK TWO DOLLARS This Bank will pay the Bearer on demand Two Dollars at St. John New Brunswick DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Plain black letterpress on paper with faint green guilloche underprint, no central vignette or inscriptions; the back is essentially unadorned, consistent with early Canadian chartered bank issues of this period. |
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