Catalog
5 Dollars / 1 Pound and 10 Pence Royal Bank of Canada
| Issuer | The Royal Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. A central vignette depicts a steamship at sea, flanked by the denomination in white lettering within the upper left and right corners, with an additional denomination line in black beneath the vignette. Main text in black uppercase occupies the centre of the note, stating the obligation to pay, while the date and place of issue appear in large script at left and the denomination in words in large script at right. Serial numbers printed in red appear at upper left and upper right, and the printer's imprint — AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA — runs in small text outside the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | Dark green. The arms of Saint Lucia are centred, with the denomination in words in the field to the left and right. The bank title is centred at the bottom of the design, and the printer's imprint — AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY, OTTAWA — appears in small text outside the lower border. |
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The dual denomination — $5 on one face, £1 10s on the other — reflects the period when Newfoundland still operated outside the Canadian monetary union. The Royal Bank maintained branches there and required notes denominated in both currencies to serve customers on either side of that boundary. Newfoundland would not join Confederation until 1949, and this note is a direct artifact of that prolonged monetary separation.
The American Bank Note Company's Ottawa plant handled the printing, one of the few ABNC facilities operating on Canadian soil rather than from the New York headquarters.