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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Peoples Bank of Halifax |
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| Year | 1864-1903 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white cotton paper. At centre, a complex allegorical vignette shows a seated Britannia figure flanked by a lion and a female figure with maritime references in the background, surrounding a small oval portrait of Queen Victoria within a guilloche cartouche. To the left, a portrait vignette of a young man in period dress; to the right, a vignette of a hunter or frontiersman at the water's edge. Corner numerals read '20', with 'XX' in an ornate cartouche at upper left and denomination panel reading 'TWENTY' at lower left. The overprint 'SPECIMEN' appears in red across the face, and the text 'NOVA SCOTIA' is printed below the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE PEOPLES BANK TWENTY DOLLARS NOVA SCOTIA TWENTY XX 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. Cash. |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue intaglio on white cotton paper, the reverse is composed entirely of lathe-work and guilloche ornament arranged symmetrically. Two large circular medallions bearing the numeral '20' flank a central oval cartouche in Gothic script reading 'The Peoples Bank / Halifax / Nova-Scotia', all connected by elaborate floral and rosette filler work. Two small cancellation holes are visible at the lower centre of this specimen example. |
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