Catalog
5 Dollars
| Issuer | Westmorland Bank of New Brunswick, Moncton |
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| Year | 1861 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central allegorical vignette across the upper portion, showing pastoral and agricultural figures in a horizontal composition. To the left stands a classical female figure with shield and spear, while a portrait medallion of a uniformed male figure occupies the lower right. The bank title THE WESTMORLAND BANK OF NEW-BRUNSWICK is inscribed in large bold lettering across the center, with the promise-to-pay text, denomination FIVE DOLLARS, and place of issue MONCTON, N.B. rendered beneath in script and letterpress, dated Aug. 1st 1861. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-green ink and consists entirely of three large interlocking lathe-work guilloche rosettes arranged horizontally, each containing concentric geometric rings with small circular counters. The two flanking rosettes are smaller and oval in form, while the central medallion is the largest; ornamental scroll flourishes connect them at the top corners. The overall design is purely geometric with no textual inscription, serving as a complex anti-counterfeiting underprint. |
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| Variants | S2049a - signature at left: McAllister S2049b - signature at left: Jones S2049c - signature at left: Trites |
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