5 Dollars

Issuer	Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank, Queenston
Year	1840
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Obverse description	The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of the Niagara Suspension Bridge rendered in fine intaglio engraving, flanked on each side by large numeral "5" counters within ornate lathe-work circles. To the right, a standing Indigenous figure holding a bow appears as a secondary vignette, while a small steamboat vignette is positioned at the lower centre. The bank title "Niagara Suspension Bridge" appears in bold letterpress across the centre, with handwritten signatures of the Cashier and President at the lower portion of the note.
Obverse lettering	THE NIAGARA Suspension Bridge Bank will pay FIVE dollars Payable at Queenston FIVE V
Reverse description	The reverse is printed entirely in a warm ochre-brown tone and consists of an elaborate pattern of interlocking guilloche rosettes and geometric lathe-work arranged in a symmetrical horizontal composition. Large circular medallions anchor each end and the centre, connected by bands of fine repetitive ornamental counter work with no additional text or imagery.
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