5 Dollars

Issuer	Bank of Brantford, Brantford
Year	1859
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Green-tinted note with a central vignette of a steam locomotive and passenger cars approached by a horse-drawn carriage with figures in the foreground, executed in fine intaglio engraving. To the lower left, an oval portrait vignette of Queen Victoria in diadem, and to the lower right, a cherub vignette; numeral '5' counters appear in the upper left and upper right corners within guilloche rosettes. The issuer name 'BANK OF BRANTFORD' is set in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' and place name 'BRANTFORD' inscribed below.
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Reverse description	Plain green back printed as a mirror impression of the obverse design elements, showing the locomotive vignette, numeral '5' counters at upper left and right within guilloche rosettes, the Queen Victoria portrait vignette at lower left, and the cherub vignette at lower right, all rendered in a single green ink without additional ornamentation.
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Variants	S1572a - partially engraved date (18xx) S1572b - engraved date S1572c - overprint: HONITON, 01.05.1862 S1572d - overprint: WESTBROOK, 01.05.1862
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