Catalog
4 Dollars = 1 Pound
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of New Brunswick, St. John |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Printer | New England Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a horizontal format in black letterpress and intaglio on white paper, with large numeral '4' corner counters at left and right and a '£1' sterling equivalence notation at upper left. A central oval vignette encloses a landscape or architectural scene surrounded by fine guilloche lathe-work, flanked by the bank's name 'THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW BRUNSWICK' in bold serif capitals across the midfield. The promise text 'Will pay FOUR DOLLARS to the Bearer' is inscribed below, with 'St. John N.B.' and a manuscript date, along with two manuscript signatures at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and displays a bold lathe-work pattern composed of five interlocking concentric-circle guilloché medallions arranged across the full width of the note, creating a dense geometric underprint. The text 'COMMERCIAL BANK' is set in white-relief serif lettering within a rectangular cartouche centered across the medallion band. The remainder of the surface is left plain, consistent with mid-19th-century Canadian provincial bank note printing practice. |
| Reverse lettering | COMMERCIAL BANK |
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