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2 Dollars The Farmer's Joint Stock Bank, Second Issue
| Issuer | The Farmer's Joint Stock Bank |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Denomination numeral '2' appears in the upper left and upper right corners. The upper centre carries an intaglio portrait of Prince Albert (Prince Consort), flanked by a lion to his left and a unicorn to his right. A vignette of a blacksmith at his anvil occupies the lower left, while a standing allegorical figure of Navigation fills the lower right; the Royal Arms are engraved at the bottom centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 - 2 AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT THE FARMER`S JOINT STOCK BANK - ing Company, will pay the bearer on demand TWO DOLLARS at their Office in Toronto, for Value Received Toronto Feb: 1st 1849. TWO UPPER CANADA Manager - Pres. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York |
| Reverse description | The reverse is otherwise plain unprinted paper, bearing a single red letterpress overprint in large block lettering across the centre field, consistent with the 'UPPER CANADA' or denomination overprint practice typical of Upper Canadian chartered bank issues of the period. |
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