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5 Dollars / 1 Pound 10 Pence Royal Bank of Canada
| Issuer | Royal Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an ocean steamship underway at sea, framed within a rectangular border with fine guilloche work. The bank title THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA arches across the top in bold letterpress, with denomination panels reading FIVE BRITISH GUIANA DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £1-0-10 at left and right. Date and place of issue appear at lower left, with two manuscript signatures below the vignette, one titled GENERAL MANAGER and the other PRESIDENT, above the imprint of the American Bank Note Company. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT GEORGETOWN BRITISH GUIANA THE SUM OF FIVE DOLLARS IN BRITISH GUIANA CURRENCY BEING THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE POUND AND TEN PENCE REDEEMABLE ONLY IN BRITISH GUIANA GEORGETOWN BRITISH GUIANA FIVE BRITISH GUIANA DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £1-0-10 |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the supported British Royal Arms, with a crowned shield flanked by a lion and a unicorn as supporters, rendered in fine intaglio engraving on a plain ground. Denomination panels reading FIVE BRITISH GUIANA DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £1-0-10 appear symmetrically at left and right. The bank title THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA is inscribed in a decorative cartouche at the base, with ornamental guilloche corner pieces framing the composition throughout. |
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