Catalog
5 Dollars
| Issuer | Colonial Bank of Canada |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a finely engraved vignette at the left depicting a seated woman with a child and a reclining figure in a pastoral scene, rendered in detailed intaglio work. At centre, a large ornate numeral 'V' underprint is overlaid by the bank's name 'Colonial Bank of Canada' in bold script, with the text 'Five Dollars / to Bearer on demand' and the date 'May 1st 1859' inscribed below, along with 'TORONTO' as the place of issue. To the right, a portrait vignette of a young woman appears within an oval frame, accompanied by a second guilloche numeral '5' counter, and the note bears the inscription 'INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT' along the lower border. |
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| Reverse lettering | COLONIAL BANK OF CANADA FIVE |
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| Protection type | Tinted underprint |
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