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| Issuer | Royal Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A central intaglio vignette presents a large ocean liner underway at sea, enclosed within an ornate frame with fine guilloche work. The bank title THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA is set across the top in bold letterpress, with the denomination FIVE TRINIDAD DOLLARS and its sterling equivalent £1-0-10 appearing in the lower right corner and in panels to either side. The date PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD JANUARY 3RD 1938 is inscribed at the lower left, with serial numbers flanking the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The centre of the reverse is dominated by the Royal Arms with supporters — a crowned lion and a unicorn flanking a quartered shield — rendered in finely detailed intaglio engraving. The denomination FIVE TRINIDAD DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £1-0-10 is printed in two panels on either side of the arms, and THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA appears in bold lettering along the lower margin. The entire design is enclosed within a decorative guilloche border with ornamental corner devices. |
| Reverse lettering | FIVE TRINIDAD DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £1-0-10 FIVE TRINIDAD DOLLARS THE EQUIVALENT OF £1-0-10 THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA |
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