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4 Dollars
| Issuer | Peoples Bank of Halifax |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with a red cancellation stamp at left centre. A allegorical female figure vignette occupies the left panel, with a sailing ship vignette below. The centre carries the bold title 'Peoples Bank Halifax' and denomination 'FOUR DOLLARS' in large letterpress text, with manuscript date 'July 1, 1870' and serial number. At the lower right, a heraldic vignette with a lion and a standing armoured figure flanks the word 'FOUR' in the corner counters, with the vertical legend 'NOVA SCOTIA CURRENCY' at the right margin. The printer's imprint 'British American Bank Note Co. Montreal & Ottawa' appears at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in green ink, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion bearing the inscription 'PEOPLES BANK OF HALIFAX' within an ornate lathe-work oval. Two additional guilloche rosette panels flank the centre, each containing the word 'FOUR' in white reserve lettering on a fine geometric underprint. The overall design is executed in a dense, interlocking lathe-work pattern characteristic of mid-19th century security printing. |
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| Protection description | Dense engraved guilloche patterns on both obverse and reverse, serving as anti-counterfeiting geometric underprint typical of British American Bank Note Co. productions of the period. |
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