Catalog
4 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Brantford, Sault St. Marie |
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| Year | 1859 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black with an orange-red guilloche border and corner numerals '4'. A central vignette occupies the upper middle register, portraying an industrial mill scene with horse-drawn wagons and workers in a landscape setting. To the lower left is an engraved portrait of a bearded gentleman in formal attire, and to the lower right a portrait of a young woman with flowers in her hair. The issuer's name 'Bank of Brantford' appears in large script across the centre, with the denomination 'FOUR DOLLARS' and branch designation 'Sault St. Marie' inscribed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF BRANTFORD FOUR DOLLARS Sault St. Marie Will pay to bearer on demand For the Bank of Brantford INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, PROVINCE OF CANADA American Bank Note Company FOUR DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed as a ghost or offset impression of the obverse in pale blue-grey tones, showing the mirror image of the central mill vignette, the flanking portrait medallions, and the central lettering — a characteristic production technique of American Bank Note Company issues of this period, leaving the back largely unadorned for circulation purposes. |
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