Catalog
20 Dollars / 4 Pounds 3 Shillings 4 Pence
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Size | 153 × 85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on pink underprint. Central vignette shows workers with an ox-drawn cart harvesting sugar cane, framed by elaborate guilloche borderwork. Denomination and bank title inscriptions appear in the surround, with the date, place of issue, and dual signatures of the President and General Manager below the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND AT BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS THE SUM OF TWENTY DOLLARS IN BARBADOS CURRENCY REDEEMABLE ONLY IN BARBADOS BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS JANUARY 3rd, 1938 TWENTY BARBADOS DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £4-3-4 TWENTY GENERAL MANAGER PRESIDENT CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, LIMITED. |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red on plain paper. The British Royal Coat of Arms is centrally placed, supported by a lion rampant to the left and a unicorn to the right, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. A ribbon below bears the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT, with HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE on the shield's garter. Denomination panels reading TWENTY BARBADOS DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £4-3-4 flank the arms on either side, and THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA appears in a bold cartouche along the lower margin, with the printer's imprint beneath. |
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