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25 Cents 'Shinplaster' Dominion of Canada
| Issuer | Dominion of Canada |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Value | 25 Cents (0.25 CAD) |
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| Obverse description | Black engraved frame with intricate decorative borders enclosing a central vignette of Britannia, helmeted and bearing a spear over her shoulder. The heading reads 'THE DOMINION OF CANADA WILL PAY ON DEMAND TWENTY FIVE CENTS', flanked by numeral '25' counters on either side, with the date 'MARCH 1st, 1870' and two manuscript signatures for the Minister of Finance and the Receiver General below the vignette. The printer's imprint appears at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 Authorised by - 31 Vict. Cap.46. THE DOMINION OF CANADA WILL PAY ON DEMAND TWENTY FIVE CENTS MARCH 1st, 1870 FOR MINISTER OF FINANCE FOR RECEIVER GENERAL British American BANKNOTE Co Montreal & Ottawa |
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| Variants | P#8a - without plate letter P#8b - plate letter A below date P#8c - plate letter B below date |
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