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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Prince Edward Island |
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| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with intricate lathe-work borders. The central vignette presents a seated allegorical female figure with a sailing ship in the background, flanked by two oval portrait medallions: Queen Victoria in diadem and jewels at left, and a uniformed male portrait at right. The denomination numeral '20' appears in large counters at lower left and lower right, with 'TWENTY DOLLARS' inscribed in bold letterpress across the center. Imprint of the British American Bank Note Company appears at the lower margin, with place and date 'Charlottetown, 1st Jan. 1872' at the upper center. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TWENTY DOLLARS 20 Charlottetown 1st Jan. 1872 TO BEARER ON DEMAND The President Directors &c. of CASSHIER British American Bank Note Co. Montreal & Ottawa |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green ink, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche medallion of interlocking lathe-work and floral rosette patterns arranged in a symmetrical horizontal composition. The bank name 'BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND' is inscribed in bold serif lettering across the central panel, surrounded by ornate engine-turned scrollwork. Numeral counters '20' appear in oval frames at the far left and right extremities of the design. |
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